Very refreshing to see a story about a luggage carrier that isn't looked down upon and instantly thrown away the moment high danger arrives which the party can't handle, just so the fighters can survive.
@StaK
Yep, she's definitely getting abused by that "relative".
.... its somewhat odd for me to hear a lich being referred to as the strongest of the strongest monster type. Their high tier yes, I'd even argue their on par with and sometimes even above dragons but the strongest...nope.