As Hekx mumbles his arcane incantations, summons forces beyond the ken of mortals, and reach into the upper planes to pluck out an ally to ... assist in the pursuit of science and knowledge ... a small radiant rift appears above the Fiendishly Annoying Spider, and out drops a badger, bathed as if form within by golden light. It screeches in incandescent fury, and rips into the spider, hitting with all of it's attacks. It's bite even glows with the brightness of a very tiny sun as it's small, pointy teeth sink deep into the black flesh and ichor of the spider.

It's over before it's even begun, the spider dropping like a sack of potatoes.

Spoiler: In case you were wondering
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The spider is flat footed until it's own initiative, which means all attacks hit. The badger also smites - just because it can - finishing off the kill.

See, no worries =)


Hekx, already halfway out the door, turns back just in time to nonchalantly lean against the wall, adding: And that, good assistants, is how you do that.