For the Good of the Tribe

Kesra, Leona, Aureo, and Deirdre have just been approached by a very large half-orc. Kesra hops off her horse and goes and gives him a huge hug. She quickly introduces the others him as Garra, clearly enjoying seeing him again. In Orc, he asks her if she's seen Kireen, and she says no.

They decide to go ahead and make a fire for the night. He tells her that several of his own tribe members tried to kill him - they also killed his wife and father. He says he believes his children are still alive, but they were caged the last time he saw him. One of the elders named Kegan apparently has been pushing for the tribe to fight against the empire, and now has taken it upon himself to take over the tribe to lead it in that direction.

The group quickly volunteers to help Garra rescue his children. They catch him calling her "little sister", and demand to hear stories about her. He defers to her when she says no, but does tell them about how she used to dance and sing around the campfire. They decide to head to Garra's camp in the morning.

They talk about how to go about rescue the kids, Ronark and Akira. They decide Leona should turn Deirdre invisible to go and pick the lock. Garra asks them if they're really capable, and they tell him about Fieldcrest. Then Deirdre offers to spar with him.

Later, Kesra and Garra take a watch together. Garra asks her about where she met these people, and she tells him a little of their story together. He's suitably impressed with them after his duel with Deirdre, and says that he'd be glad for Deirdre to be the one to break his kids out. Afterwards, Garra sends a fox to spy on his tribe's encampment.

After Deirdre's watch goes quietly, when she goes to wake up Leona, she notices that Aureo is quite feverish. Leona says a prayer to Sarenrae for him during her watch, and then, toward the end of her watch, she sends a message to Sentinel, and then another to Soren. She doesn't hear back from Sentinel, but Soren says that her father was last seen in Zandaria, and he doesn't have any more news yet.

Garra gives Deidre a talisman that his wife made him, telling her to show it to his kids, so they will know she's a friend. He tells them to keep Mosha, the shaman, safe at all costs. When they get there, Leona turns Deirdre invisible, and Garra and Kesra walk into the camp. Deirdre finds that Akira has managed to sharpen a stone and has nearly freed herself from her bonds.

Leona and Aureo also move into camp, looking for the Shaman. The Shaman comes out of the tent, and is immediately surrounded by guards. Meanwhile, Garra and Kegan launch into combat. Garra kills Kegan, Deirdre gets the kids out of the cage, and Leona and Aureo free the Shaman. As Kegan falls, Garra's daughter runs up and splits his head open.

The Shaman quickly recognizes Garra as the new chief, and his daughter breaks down crying in his arms. The tribe begins to make preparations to bury Garra's father. As they all collect themselves, Aureo collapses to the ground, collapsing from his previous wound. Kesra grabs him and takes him to the Shaman's tent.

Over the course of an hour, the shaman pulls a black cloud out of him, transferring it back into the dagger. Leona sees what looks like the face of Apollyon in the cloud. The others notice a birthmark in infernal on his chest that says 'cursed', which Leona says has always been there. Leona contacts Iris to let her know that Apollyon may have something to do with the bounty.

Garra and Kesra sit by the fire. Garra tells her she should stay, but he understands that she has adventures to go on. He tells her that he she has changed, and not to forgot who she was. He grabs her and tells her he loves her, and she says she loves him too. He excuses himself to say goodbye to his father.