The Wombat Ultimatum. Greasepolis, #3

Greasepolis III: The Wombat Ultimatum is the story of an elaborate linguistic and theological crisis set in a world governed by culinary principles. The central conflict arises when a rogue faction of wombats, led by the charismatic tobacconist Runciman, abducts the sacred adverb Softly to demand political rights, academic degrees, and tax relief, causing global grammatical panic. As the absence of the suffix "-ly" causes syntax to collapse, the prophet Frank, and his reluctant apostle, Glen the Fryer, are called upon by the Council of Seasoning to negotiate before society dissolves into a Greasequake of literal meaning.
The narrative details the ensuing Syntax Riots, the Trial of Runciman for excessive clarity, Glen's quest among the Comma Monks, and Frank's dialogue with the Wombat Queen, culminating in the reunion of the adverb and a Feast of Context, where the revelation is made that language and grease are holy only when shared.