Envy bounded into Polaris at a breakneck pace, heart still pounding as their fur flushed once more to its signature green-brown hue. They kept running until the sweet scent of tunnel N had been left far, far behind them. It was only then that Envy allowed themselves the chance to breathe, and only then when they were certain that they weren't being followed. Whilst they didn't have a scratch on their lithe form, the task that they'd been assigned was suddenly very real, and it was suddenly apparent that their target wasn't alone any more. No: it had an entire family, a family which always seemed to be clustered around and just as bloodthirsty as the goose. This would complicate things.

When his blood cooled, and his heart rate calmed, the weasel only now found themselves aware of an odd sound on the air; a soft tinkling like glass shards falling.

They shot into an upright stance, pausing briefly to listen. Although the threat of the goose and their looming task wasn't forgotten, their curiosity had taken priority. After taking a moment to pinpoint its direction, they scampered towards it with head low.

"Speech."

Envy scuttled on, the sound ringing their ears and encouraging them on. The weasel soon came to a small cluster of crystals, shimmering with the unmistakeable hint of magic. The weasel paused, pacing in a tight circle around them. They felt their fur prickling in close proximity, but other than that, it seemed that Envy had stumbled upon a jackpot.

To their eyes, the crystals were pretty, and Envy wanted them. But out in the open here they'd quickly be snatched up; Envy needed to hide them, and fast.

Suddenly bursting with energy, the little weasel bounced on the spot and set to work. With a soft squeaking noise they set to work, burrowing at the ground at the base of the smallest crystal to dig it out of the earth.

"Speech."

It took some time, but Envy was eventually able to dig the crystal out of the earth. He clasped it in his jaws and hauled it loose, raising the small object with little difficulty. Victory in their eyes, Envy scampered away to locate a place to hide it, no doubt to later return and claim the rest. Envy didn't know Polaris very well, and there was the problem of the goose family lurking in tunnel N, so it seemed they'd have to find somewhere else to stash their latest find.

Eventually, they hid it under a simple rock and returned for the rest, their jaws glistening with hungry saliva. Soon they returned and set to work, but no matter how deep they dug, they only uncovered more crystal. Eventually it was apparent that Envy wouldn't be able to carry any of the remaining spires, and so they stormed off in a huff to claim their only prize.

-exit Envy-

"Speech."