“Mostly it was the nearest place that wasn’t Geb. I don’t know if we’re going to stay long-term.”

“She’s ambitious. So we’ll probably go to Thuvia or Avistan or something, in the long run.”

Her head swings to the girl. Is she in charge?

"Oh I am from Avistan. I would not go There. It is full of Prats, especially the Most Unpleasant country of Cheliax. And many places Prohibit the Undead."

“…How many of those places are the Worldwound?”

"They Prohibit [Animate Dead] and similar effects, but allow Sapient Undead such as my Badgers. Or Myself, I Suppose."

"...We're still first circle. We had to steal a scroll, for Villibor to reanimate Mama." 

"This is Your Mother? I would have Visited my Mother in Axis, but I am Still Sore about my Treatment as a Child. She Favored my Sister, who had the Sorcerous Talents."

"Well, first circle is definitely too weak to visit anyone anywhere! But--in Geb, all the dead who aren't lucky enough to be ghouls or vampires or something else free-willed already are enslaved. So--when she was killed--we had to get her out. And she--did everything she could for us, when she was a slave herself, and--our father wasn't. Him I wouldn't visit in Axis or anywhere, but Mama did her very best." 

"None of the children who are sorcerers were hers, anyway." 

Eyeroll. "She wouldn't've played favorites even if I was a sorcerer, anyhow." 

"What do you Intend with her Now?"

Sad sigh. 

"Find a temple of Pharasma or something and put her down again so nobody from Geb can get her." 

"Making Very Sure will cost you a lot of Money- Permanent [Sanctify Undead] costs Five Hundred Pounds Absalom. Full Immolation will work against Most Threats- what Threats are you Defending Against?" 

"...Well, mostly random opportunists?"

"Maybe our dad but probably not."

"Then the Flames will Suffice! But there is a Temple of Pharasma in Sothis, if you would Like to try that. They don't allow me Inside, which is Very Unfair. You can Come with me on the Teleport Back if you Like"

"--That would be nice. Thank you very much."

Eriape commands the crimson worm to go to a specific set of coordinates for pickup, comes back for the three figures, and then Teleports home.

"Badgers, I'm home!"

"Hello! Who is This?"

"I'm Luzai and this is my brother Villibor and our mother Ruvina."

"I am Clarabella! I am the Senior Badger!"

Luzai bows. "Hello Clarabella." Probably if Clarabella wanted a title she would have said one, unless Senior Badger is a title she should have used in which case oh well she can apologize. 

"Are you Staying Here as a Guest? We're having Singing Lessons in Half an Hour and you are Welcome to Join Us!"

--Ooh. "I'd love to!"

"Excellent! What's your Brother's Vocal Range? The Choir is Weak in the Lower Registers."