Story so far
Britney told Carl she was contemplating a deal, but was afraid she would probably back out.
She went into the stairwell to The Tenth Floor with Chris, leaving the question unresolved.
Role
A crawler wavering on the edge of taking a deal as she leaves the floor.
Relationships
Chris — Enters the stairwell with him
Carl — Tells him she may back out of taking a deal
Taking Deal — Contemplating one but afraid she'll refuse at the last moment
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
Sources — 32 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 9
- Burn-scarred companion who ties back Carl's new hair and warns him monsters will grab it.
Chapter 10
- Posse member who rides the elevator up with the group to view the newly acquired airship.
Chapter 11
- Berserker crawler on the recruiting trip, wearing secret Elle pin-up panties she has never mentioned to Elle.
Chapter 12
- Crawler walking beside Carl in Larracos who presses Arief on whether awakened NPCs remember dying.
Chapter 13
- Crawler who studies Juice Box's captured papers and asks the crucial question about dwarven diggers.
Chapter 14
- Party member absorbed in automaton plans who produces a hand mirror so Ferdinand can admire his new hat.
Chapter 16
- Left with Juice Box to learn how the city defense system works ahead of the invasion.
Chapter 19
- Posse member studying the Larracos city defense system under Juice Box so it can be replicated.
Chapter 20
- One of four allies whose separate chats Carl ignores while gagging his way back from the skunk fight.
Chapter 25
- One of two allies Juice Box relays her intelligence on strange movements to as the ceasefire collapses.
Chapter 28
- Commands Special Operations Force elements stationed in Shanty Town while the war rages on two fronts.
Chapter 29
- The crawlers' main liaison with the NPCs, relaying Carl's orders to the changeling spies he cannot address directly.
Chapter 30
- Coordinator who relays spy intelligence and sends the NPC team in on Carl's signal.
Chapter 51
- The operative whose successfully completed job frees Team Retribution's greatest assets to begin work during the council.
Chapter 56
- Liaison who relays Juice Box's objection to Carl and carries his stand-by order back to the reserve.
Chapter 69
- Communications coordinator linking the Princess Posse to Team Retribution, working lines like a dispatcher.
Chapter 70
- Battle-chat coordinator relaying attack timing, dwarf reports, and warnings across the main band during the assault.
Chapter 72
- Britney relays the NPC chaos, reporting Juice Box's teleport and her message to keep the plan rolling.
Chapter 77
- Carl's command contact, relaying the request for Arief's digger while receiving his warning about a possible Retribution casualty.
Chapter 78
- Sends a two-line panic message as her position is breached at the start of the Peeling.
Chapter 81
- Caught deep in Larracos when the attack hit, running for her life while still calling out tower tactics.
Chapter 82
- Changeling officer who charges into the college courtyard with Ferdinand riding her head.
Chapter 83
- Relays the fallout of Carl's bombing over chat: monsters down, towers up, and Juice Box furious.
Chapter 85
- Relay between the crawlers and the college; the go-signal for the castle assault comes through her.
Chapter 86
- Reports over Warlord Chat that her forces are ready to go for the assault.
Chapter 87
- Crawler mage at the college who acidifies the water around Larracos castle and readies the Bounce House catch spell.
Chapter 88
- Absent from the tower, Britney has picked up an axe off the ground and is now possessed, per Eris.
Chapter 89
- Crawler who reports Li Na's silent glowing rampage through the castle and the war mages' portal escape.
Chapter 90
- Crawler examined for a hidden divine presence; she reads as perfectly healthy and utterly, unremarkably human.
Chapter 91
- Britney remains at Larracos with the crew clearing lava damage and rebuilding the defensive ring.
Chapter 94
- Britney tends Kiwi through labor, rubbing the bear's head with a wet cloth in the crowded medical tent.
Chapter 98
- Contemplating a deal but afraid she'll back out, she goes into the stairwell with Chris.