In the Cellar of the Hedgewizard Oscar Yorne, amidst his reanimated guards and four pactmade students, our party finds themselves embroiled in negotiations. On the one hand, the Academy wants the research collected by the ex-guild mage, who will not part with it lightly. On the other, the Lanterns need him for his potion crafting skills. And negotiating a deal to have him exclusively supply the old city guard for a more reasonable rate will take some convincing. Taking a step back to touch base, plan, and patch wounds, the three heroes make their rounds to all those in business, and get a feel for where they lie in the threads of fate that they continue to draw forth.