Mendigo restoration

  Seth cleared his throat uncomfortably. "While I have your attention, I have one more question. " He began to rummage in his emergency kit. "We had a wooden servant named Mendigo who helped us survive Wyrmroost, but got destroyed in the process. I have the hooks that held him together. " He showed Agad his palm, which held several hooks.

  Agad picked up a hook and held it up to one eye, squinting. "Yes, I recall Camarat telling me about your automaton. The hooks are a good start. You said he was wooden. Did any of the wood happen to survive?"

  Seth frowned. "It all got dissolved by Siletta's poison. "

  Agad scowled thoughtfully. "Then I'm not sure I can--"

  "Wait," Kendra said. "Some wood did survive. At Wyrmroost, when Mendigo jumped into that canyon to escape the griffins, a long piece of him snapped off. I remember finding it when I went out to scout. It should still be in the knapsack. "

  "And we can get to the knapsack room with the Translocator," Seth added excitedly.

  "In that case, I believe I can restore your automaton without much trouble," Agad assured them.

  "And I can perhaps add a spark of free will," the Fairy-Queen said. "It would help the servant learn and grow. "

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