The Venomwing Swarm

Word of what had just happened to the last few volunteers spread through the crowd faster than the loot itself, and most of the players nearby took the hint immediately, dropping their eyes rather than risk meeting his.

Not everyone took it that quietly. A few voices rose up from deeper in the pack, bold enough behind the anonymity of a crowd.

"Everyone fought this event together! The monsters belong to all of us!"

"Why does he get to hoard every drop and lock the rest of us out?"

Kael's mouth curled, cold and unbothered. "I put in over ninety percent of the damage on this stretch of wall by myself. That's why."

"And half of what's dropping is spilling well past the line I actually marked. I haven't stopped a single one of you from picking that up."

His gaze swept the crowd once, flat and final. "You've already gotten more out of this than you earned. Don't push your luck."