It wasn't hard for Crave to evade the Lycans now that he was on his own. He made them take fruitless detours and wander in circles. They were never going to have an easy time catching him. Crave wanted to go back to his house and relax, but he was already close to a buddy who could assist him, and he knew it was necessary to get this done soon. Crave knew many people who could help, but none was more ready to do so than Slick. He was the sort of person who could get you information from any place if you brought him anything worth his sharing. Crave hopped down from where he was hiding and walked inside Slick's quarters. Looking around, Crave didn't see any signs of life, but he pressed on looking for anything that could help him.

"Slick," Crave called out, but heard no answer. He continued looking around, but all he saw was a half-eaten sandwich, When he turned to face the ceiling, he noticed markings on it. Then, he heard what appeared to be a thudding sound coming from the ceiling. When Crave turned to face the door he saw, it led to the basement, where a louder thudding sound could be heard. He slowly walked up, ready to throw every magical ability he had, but when he finally stood up, he saw a box swallowing half of a person. Crave threw an arcane ball of stone at the box, causing it to spit out the person it was consuming. Slick being that person, he quickly closed the box after grabbing it, placed it in a magical growing chest, and then locked it.

"I hate snakes so much," Slick said.

"Hello, friend," Crave said.

"Crave, I am delighted to see you here." Slick tried to hug him, but Crave took a step back, pointing at the snake saliva he was covered in.

"Right, I need to shower. Within an hour, this stuff becomes corrosive," Slick said. An hour later, Crave and Slick were sitting down drinking tea.

"Please tell me how you almost ended up as snake food," Crave said.

"Okay, so you know how people have been disappearing lately?" Slick asked.

"I've heard about it," Crave said.

"As the good citizen, I am, I decided to have a look into it because I suspected something magical was happening. I discovered a freaky enormous snake had been eating people, so I took care of it. " Slick explained.

"Fascinating," Crave said.

"However, the snake was no joke. I required something to aid me in overcoming the beast, and then I remembered, I had a box that was capable of trapping monsters. It was given by Iya, "Slick said.

"The mage you slept with?" Crave asked.

"With a body like that, could you blame me?" Slick questioned

"No, but continue nonetheless." Crave said

"So I trapped the beast but it was draining, so I made me a sandwich and threw it in my basement, I guess I must have unlocked it somehow because it got loose, I ran up and fought it but it swallowed me and the only reason it took so long to digest me was that it was still trapped in the box," Slick said.

"And I know the rest of this story since I saved you," Crave said.

"That being said, why are you here, I thought you were Lycan food?" Slick asked.

"I need your help finding another Scarlet Tingling," Crave said.

"Well, you did save my life and it's not hard to find, so why not," Slick said.

"Really?" Crave questioned

"No, but retrieving it is the hard part " Slick warned.

"How is that?" Crave asked.

"Because of the one who makes them, Qoaldin," Slick said, That name struck chills down Crave's spine.

"Are you referring to Qoaldin, the red string spider god?" Crave inquired once more, hoping he had misheard.

"Unfortunately, I can give you the location, but you must exercise caution, usually, when you ask for something, he will want something in return. I would give you my spider jew necklace to appeal to his softer side, but he'll know I gave it to you. " Slick said.

"Screw it, the sooner this is resolved, the better," Crave said.

"You need to rest first," Slick said.

"Katty said the same thing, but I'm fine," Crave said. Slick's eyes turned grey, and he began looking around erratically,

"You've been running away from the Lycans' rooftop to rooftop while a kid unlocks his magic," Slick said.

"Fuck you and your magic ravens," Crave said.

"Look, all I'm saying is to get some rest because, as I can see from you, people don't usually come up with the best plans when they are tired," Slick said.

"Fine," Crave got up, walking to the exit, but Slick stopped him.

"It's best to sleep here because Lycans are performing routines around your apartment as we speak," Slick explained.

"Oh my fucking God, I hate myself for using that damn string," Crave said.

"We are our own worst enemies from time to time," Slick said.

"True," Crave said.

"May I ask who is the kid?" Slick asked.

"He's just someone that got caught in my mess, so now I have to clean it up to get him out of it," Crave said.

"Yes, but his magic looks forgotten," Slick said.

"Hopefully, Katty will help him with his magic I must admit I am curious about what he can do, " Crave said.

"Well, you can find out once you get some rest?" Slick said.

"Where am I sleeping?" Crave asked.

"In the basement"