Night of the Cave of the Dragon

**The Night of the Cave of the Dragon** is a battle between Bree Matthews and the Legendborn against Martin Davis, Isaac Sorenson, and Rhaz.

## Context

After Bree has been away from the Legendborn for a week, she decides to say goodbye at the Selection Gala. At the Gala, Nick Davis asks Bree to be his Squire and she accepts. The gathered crowd is furious and tries to reach Bree. Selwyn Kane promptly throws Bree over his shoulder and gets her to safety. Nick finds Bree and they begin kissing when they are interrupted. Nick is told to go see his father Lord Davis. Bree is captured by Isaac, Lord Davis' Kingsmage.

## Phase 1

Sel Oaths Whitty Whitlock to William Sitterson, and Greer Taylor to Peter Hood, getting aether-drunk as a result. Vaughn Schaefer goes to the Lodge because Lord Davis told him he had something special for him. Bree wakes up strapped to a chair in Lord Davis’ home office. He reveals that all the Shadowborn attacks in the past two weeks, including the first one at Eno Quarry, the hellhound on campus, and the uchel at the Oath Ceremony were caused by him. He also opened the Gates at other chapters so that all of the Lines were at risk. Martin wanted her to leave the Order, threatening her by saying he will have Isaac erase Alice Chen’s memories. Back at their dorm, Bree becomes possessed by her ancestor Jessie who heals Alice and returns her memories. Bree tells Alice about the Legendborn world. Then they go to the Lodge together to help stop Martin and Isaac.

## Phase 2

In the past two hours since Bree was taken by Isaac and Martin, everything's fallen apart. First, Nick and his dad returned to the Lodge after the gala and had a big argument in the foyer. Martin told Nick that Bree had changed her mind and rejected his offer and was gone. Nick didn't believe him and flew off the handle. Martin told him they should talk privately, and they left. Then the Shadowborn began attacking. The first demon was a full-corp hellhound just off campus. Sel, Felicity Caldwell, and Russ Copeland went and killed it. On their way back, Sel sensed another demon on South campus. While killing it, Russ was injured, so Felicity carried him back to the Lodge. Then Sel sensed a third group of demons, a hellfox and a hellcougar, on mid-campus. He went with Sarah Griffiths and Victoria Morgan to kill it. No one has been able to reach Nick or Martin.

Martin leads his son to the Cave of the Dragon where Excalibur is. Martin tells Nick they are Shadowborn attacking all around campus, forcing him to wield Excalibur, because he knows his son has a good heart and he will follow his father if that’s what it takes. Isaac opens Gates to let Shadowborns attack the campus and hurting Onceborns.

## Phase 3

Bree meets with the Legendborn, and Sarah come in with Tor injured, leaving Sel alone. They realize Lord Davis’ plan. They go off using the underground tunnels. They pair Scions with Squires, Vaughn goes with Will and Whitty, and Bree is with Fitz Baldwin and Evan Cooper. Bree gets attacked by a Shadowborn who kills Fitz. Alone with Evan, he says, “Oh Bree, you're a little too smart.” He reveals himself to not be Evan at all, but a goruchel named Rhaz impersonating him. Rhaz reveals that he was sent by the Morgaines to infiltrate the Order. Bree runs to the Cave only for Rhaz to follow, killing Whitty and Russ, and holds her hostage for Nick to wield Excalibur. When Nick doesn't hold Excalibur, and Leanne comes with Vera. When Bree’s conscience is back at the cave she's possessed by Arthur wielding Excalibur. Arthur tells his brother-in-arms to wake up, scared off Lord Davis, and they defeat Rhaz. Before Arthur puts back Excalibur he expects his knights to kneel before him.

## Aftermath

Bree fell unconscious being carried by Sel to Nick’s room. Nick sleeps next to Bree. When Sel couldn't sleep, Isaac slipped into the Lodge and mesmered him. Then Sel woke up in the woods two miles from the Lodge. Thirty minutes later he goes to Nick’s room, only to find Nick gone.