>"I don't think they'll spread beyond the caves, at least not so soon. If they were going to, they probably would have done it already. We would have seen more signs of them than we already have. I don't know how fast spiders grow, but I'm pretty sure two days isn't enough growth to let them start roaming around too far from home."
>"Besides, other than waiting for Marisa, what's the alternative? Gather up an army and invade the cave? Yeah, you might win the battle that way, you might kill them all, but you might also lose half the population of Easthaven in the process. Or more than that, even. An all out-war between them and us isn't the answer. Vigilance is. Watch the forests, watch your homes, and watch yourselves."
>Crack a grin. "And, in a couple days time, watch the fireworks."