Respite and Revelations

Screams and fire still abound in Fieldcrest. Deirdre shoots down an imp, and she and Sentinel interrogate it. It tells them the Pit fiend's name - Androllenak - and that there is a portal under the Sun Tree, which they were going to use for an assault on Pelor. She slits its throat.

The group does what they can to help people, and Leona and Alexander head into the marketplace. There are many, many bodies there. Alexander gets Apollo to see what he can do to help people.

Dierdre and Maudit return and update the others of what they learn. Aureo tucks away the Heart of the Guardian, but stays kneeling in the spot where Marshall disappeared. Deirdre tells Sentinel that she's going to spend some time with her family. They all head to a tavern to recover.

Deirdre tells the others about what he's learned. Leona approaches Zanelor. She tries to convince him that he should talk to Kesra, but he is convinced that Kesra won't h ave it, and he refuses to make the first move. She chews him out really good. He tells her that Hazel Hallowell is a descendant from a long line of keepers. Their first daughter, Shae, was a Keeper. Leona casts Identify on herself to see if she is one. Leona returns to the others and tells them that she's not a Keeper.

Deirdre goes out and checks for portals, confirming that there is one under the Sun Tree. She also checks to see if there are any fiends within a mile, finding none. Kesra. Aureo, and Maudit all get thoroughly drink. Leona and Aureo go to stable Courage. Eventually, the group gets Kesra and Aureo out of their armor, Leona heals up Aureo's wounds, and Leona and Deirdre leave them all there in bed.

Deirdre tells Leona that fiends are hunting down unicorns, and she and Sentinel have been trying to save them. They discuss Leona's gift and the implications of using or not using it. Deirdre also tells her that she has joined the Covenant. They come back up to find Maudit having gotten sick in a bucket. Leona has terrible nightmares of burning bodies and Roman's face.

In the morning, Aureo asks Leona to contact Synestra, since he hasn't heard from her and Analena in a few days. She gets no response, and tries Analena too, also getting no response. Aureo tells her that he has a really bad feeling.

They all go down to breakfast, and Zanelor is there. He tells Maudit that his mother, Theophania Runebringer, is in Rai'Sharr, in the temple of Ioun. He tells her that she was raised in the covenant, and left when she was young. She joined an adventuring group and wound up in a certain black dragon's lair. He's not sure how she escaped, but made powerful friends in Rai'Sharr.

The group discusses the implications of this and what they should do next. Alexander says that he needs to report back to Wolfecrest soon. Deirdre informs Kesra what she knows about Zanelor having impersonated one of her childhood friends. She also talks to Maudit about what he's been going through.

Maudit and Alexander head out into the woods for a little while for Alexander to share some magic with him. Leona finds Kesra later, and asks her if she's ever been in love, which she says yes to. Leona asks her to tell her about it, and Kesra says that her name was Kireen, and tells her a little about it. Alexander says his goodbyes and teleports to Wolfecrest.

A rider enters the front gate, and gives them a package. They take the package into the tavern and upstairs. They find the severed head of Synestra, along with a card. The card says "To Rey, with love. R". Aureo punches a hole in the wall.