Session 24

The group is carrying Ambrose through the forest, with Kyuu doing her best to lead the way to where she things the hag can be found. Kyrie finds a nearby bird, and casts Speak with Animals to ask where they can find Agatha. The bird tells them to head 2 days south.

They put Ambrose into the bag of holding, and Kyuu casts a spell to make them all one with the wind, to be able to travel much more quickly. It's a bit of a challenge to master their new forms, but they manage to travel incredibly fast, crossing 2 days' worth of distance in a matter of hours, and finding themselves on the edge of a bog.

The group takes a few minutes to collect themselves, and Kyuu tells them that she won't be going in with them to talk to the hag. They head into the bog, with Salix carrying Dev, and Kendell thinks to put fashion a raft from local fauna, which they do.

Kyrie asks them what they've been up to the past 6 months, and they tell them that it's only been a day for them. Kyrie tells them that they've been mostly hanging around the castle where the group found them, but this isn't what they had in mind at all when they talked about wanting to come home. The group debates what anyone would have to gain from recent events around Kyrie's family's castle.

As they're talking, Kyrie catches site of a hut, moving in the nearby forest. It freezes in place when Kyrie sees it, rooting itself to the ground. The group docks their raft and enter the hut. The hag asks them what brings them to Agatha, and Kyrie explains about their brother.

She asks for a taste of Kyrie's blood, which they give her, and she offers to give the group the life of Kyrie's brother, in exchange for another life, when she sees fit to take it. Salix offers some draconis fundamentum as a counteroffer, and Agatha seems to recognize her voice as that of her ancestors. She also asks for a taste of Salix' blood, and gets it.

She tells the group that she can make a deal with them for the draconis fundamentum, but it wouldn't be for Kyrie's brother's life, it would be for secrets instead. She tells them the archfey responsible for the invasion was "the prince of Frost, the Lord of the Long Night", the son of Titania herself. She tells them that he wishes to resurrect the Queen and restore the balance. She turns to Dev and asks for a taste of their blood as well, enjoying their "divine soul". She turns back to Kyrie and tells them that the Prince of Frost wishes for them to raise the Queen with a kiss, and run the Unseelie court.

The group works on taking Ambrose back out of the bag, as Agatha busie herself arranging various components. She squeezes a drop of blood onto his forehead, and he startles awake. Agatha asks if Kyrie would like to know where the Queen is, and they say they would. She says that would require a kiss, looking to Vesper, who hesitantly agrees.

As the group leaves, Dev asks for some tea to go, and Agatha gives them her cup. Agatha gives Kyrie the dagger with which she drew their blood, and tells them to attune to it and they will see where the Queen lies. As soon as everyone has stepped out, the hut uproots itself and walks deeper into the bog.

As the group rides back on the raft, Dev finishes their tea, they notice leaves at the bottom of the cup, and flicks them into the bog, where they sizzle. After about 30 minutes, the group notices that Devereux begins to glow. Salix notices some feathers trailing behind Dev. With permission, she pulls back their shirt, finding that they are indeed growing feathers on their back.

Kyuu arrives back on their raft; the group tie Ambrose to Kyrie's back, and Kyuu makes them one with the wind once again. As they arrive back near the castle, Ambrose wakes again. He asks Kyrie what happened, and Kyrie tells him he had quite an injury, and that they're not coming back right now. They offer the moonblade back to Ambrose, who tells them that the moonblade rejected him about 10 years ago. They say their goodbyes, and Ambrose walks back to the palace by himself.

Kyrie takes half an hour to attune to the dagger from Agatha. They get a vision of the Queen, lying on a bed of ice, in a freezing cold cave. She has a dagger of flame, embedded in her abdomen, which he clutches in her hands. They attempt to pull the dagger out and it begins to burn them like only fey fire can do. They drop the dagger and stare at her for a while, before very hesitantly leaning down and placing a kiss on her lips. As they do so, she awakes, and returns the kiss with fervor.

After they come out of the vision, they try to cast to cast a spell, and feel a well of energy that they didn't have before. They burst into tears, telling their friends "She's alive!" over and over again.