"No no, you can't go in." Saltmummy said, gently pushing Chaosvolt away from the newly installed set of double doors. "I want to know how you are gonna pull this whole zoo thing off Salt. If you've got some kind of secret magic, I wanna know about it." Saltmummy simply shook her head and replied "No magic. It all on up and up. You see. Saltmummy very clever. Big zoo for all kobold childrens. Very educational for all bolds. Here, we take you back to bed and Saltmummy will look over your wounds. Honey badger fierce foe." Chaosvolt shrugged her off. "I've got no time for this salt, just send for me when it's finished..."
Meanwhile, the kobolds on the surface watched in a mix of confusion, interest, and fear as the latest trade caravan... did nothing. It was as if they had been frozen mid stride. Even more odd was that they had left more than half of their trade goods on the depot.