Now that Crassus had left to see Thea, Luca was in charge of the Apple Grotto.
Well, he and Darion the gremlin.
The gremlin was busy making a house by the lake, so Luca had full control of the rest of the builder ants.
Which was good because Luca needed them for a project of his own.
He was sure Theanore wouldn't mind. He had been thinking. He missed being a dungeon core.
Not being imprisoned in his own crystal, but the early days when he had plenty of stingrays and had them swim in circles as if they were dancing.
There were a lot of enchanted items lying around, and the sea was a stone's throw away. Luca just needed an unoccupied cave, hopefully on an island, and then he could become a dungeon core again.
He still had his life-extending ring. Luca itched to create!
So, he had the builder ants make him a boat, and he took off in the water. He rowed until sunset, and he found an island. It had impressive caves lining its shore and no mermaids in sight.
