Ding!
[Hidden Quest Activated: Chef of the Hollow Diner]
You have assumed the role of head cook within the mimic population.
Maintain their trust while pursuing your true goal.
Rewards: XP, deeper infiltration, ????
Failure will result in your cart's destruction.
She nearly reacted, but tried to keep her face neutral. If she failed this hidden quest, then she would have no food cart, and would probably get absorbed, when the mimics eventually figured out the truth.
Inwardly, her chest swelled with both fear and triumph. The plan had worked: she'd turned a room of monsters into her eager customers.
But if she faltered even once—if they realized she wasn't one of them—she'd end up dissolved like the last Marron.
She handed out the last bowl and lifted her head.
"Eat up," she commanded. "Then tomorrow, we make something new."
The mimics bent their heads over their bowls, slurping greedily, their borrowed faces flickering with unfamiliar delight.
