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“I know a diversion when I see one!” says pony who chose to play it cool at first and got herself diverted anyway.

And check out that pony stumbling into it in Panel 2 up in the top-right corner, slooowly backing away.

DM: The last you see of Chancellor Neighsay is a nervous look backwards as he disappears into the portal. And though Cozy Glow isn’t exactly caught unawares, you can hear her grumbling and ranting down the hall at the closer where she locked the Crusaders. So your diversion did its job. So the question is, where do you go from here?
Silverstream (PP): Well, I guess it’s pretty obvious. Back to the catacombs, right?
Yona (FS): We got a full rest from being locked up, right…?
Gallus (RD): The one good side effect, yeah.
Ocellus (TS): The rest of us are seeing this for the first time, right? The crystal branches of the Tree of Harmony?
Smolder (RT): As much as I’m normally one for learning lore in case it becomes useful… I’m okay with getting to the objective posthaste.
Sandbar (AJ): So we climb down the branches, and then there’s a balcony overlooking the vortex atrium, right?
DM: Ah, well… If only it were that easy.