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Tanya kneels beside Ventrik at the edge of the murky green "cess" after he has been knocked unconscious by Scylla. Both are partially sprawled across wet rubble and dirt beside the water. Ventrik’s technologically augmented glove rests across his chest, its built-in capsule visibly containing the sample taken from Scylla. Tanya urgently asks what happened.

In the next panel, Ventrik weakly raises the glove and tells Tanya that he obtained the sample. The capsule remains sealed inside the mechanical palm device as Tanya rolls over and rests her head on hand.

Sitting upright beside the green water, Ventrik explains what he observed. Tanya notes that when the creature kills wights, their bodies are absorbed into her avatar-like form.

A larger panel shows Ventrik in a bit of a daze examining the sealed specimen inside the glove while internally questioning what Scylla is doing. Yellow caption boxes convey his thoughts as he wonders whether the creature intentionally lured the netwights toward her to gain intelligence, awareness, or some greater purpose. Scylla’s tendrils and rubble remain partially visible in the background.

Tanya grabs Ventrik by the face and urgently tells him they have to leave immediately. Her expression is tense and direct as she tries to force him to focus on survival rather than research.

The final close-up panel centers on Ventrik’s face as he quietly protests about “the research.” A yellow caption box suggests an internal realization or shock connected to Scylla’s behavior.