Campaign: Skyjacks James D'Amato

The time for confrontation has come. Manifestations of evil begin their assault on both parties, and they must each summon powers beyond themselves if they hope to make it out alive.

At The River, plans are made and paths are set. Travis enacts his trade with Raoul while The Rusalka makes an offer to Gable, before Orimar presents The Rusalka with a deal of his own. Jonnit and Wei continue their dream walk, witnessing the betrayal that set Wei on their current path. All the while, evil encroaches.

Travis, armed with the information of the true version of his story, must repay The Rusalka and free Raoul. To do this, he must craft a ritual and call upon his power as The Changeling. Meanwhile, Jonnit relives the moment he received the angel feather from Hip, when he touched it and first became a seer. Tragically his sacrifice in Burza Nyth means that he cannot see or remember the man who meant so much to him.

The Rusalka tells Travis and the others The Changling's Tale and the way his story has been broken. Travis is left with the unsettling weight of what his mother stole from him and the question of what to do about it. Teacher Wei shows Jonnit the memory of the night in Janchi that led them to seek training in poetry from the liquid swords and to the event that would grant them the gift of a blind seer's eye.

Jonnit shows Teacher Wei his life in Akaron around the time his mother disappeared and the way his father handled the loss and a struggling farm. Travis, Gable, and Orimar encounter The Rusalka who offers them useful information in exchange for varying favors. They must decide if it is wise to take bargains from the luminary of temptation.

Travis catches up with his old friend who some might say he shares far too much in common with. Orimar tries to be patient through this reunion knowing that the cutting stone is at their backs. Gable arrives to confront Rusalka and discovers many familiar faces that they were not expecting to see.