"Oh, hey! You're still alive!" One of the Peak Ancestral Mages shouted to a Mid Ancestral Mage with a smile.
The other Ancestral Mage floated over and nodded. "Yep, and I also made quite a bit this time. I completed three trials."
The first Mage let out an impressive whistle. "Impressive," he said. "Anyway, did you get Maruda?"
The second Mage slowly shook his head. "Couldn't find him."
"Huh, he's normally one of the first ones that return. I thought that you got him," the first Mage said.
"Nope," the second Mage said again. "It would suck if he suddenly dies. I wouldn't get my payment and his wealth."
"Speaking of," he added as he looked at the gathered Mages above the surface. "I also don't see my contractor."
The first Mage shrugged. "Maybe they're still in a trial?"
