Which direction should I go with the next few pages? (Patreon)

The next couple of pages reveal some important plot regarding the Circle's plans and how Quino Qurino, her meddling in Volgrad, and the weird goo-tentacle monster play into it, but I can't decide which of the two ways I've had to go with this. They both end up in the same place, it's just how we get there.

Keeping in mind it involves a non-furry female character and a shapeshifting goo-monster, do I go in a...