Diego and Aaric get better acquainted. Ara makes a rocky discovery. Benedict leads the rest of the group through the sewer and a couple of warforged get combative. Close proximity to Aaric has Athena uncharacteristically shaken up. The rest of Aaric's guests arrive.

The group weighs their options going forward and Athena interrogates Benedict some more. Ara speaks privately with Athena. Diego makes plans for a prosthetic hand, and Tosh makes jokes. A horrifying surprise underneath West Watch.

Diego and Tosh interrogate Benedict while Athena remains unconscious. An estranged sibling fortuitously turns up. Diego proposes another plan. Athena has a vision while she grapples between life and death, and Ara lends a hand.

Athena absconds to Nidus, and Tosh and Diego race after her. The Army of Altus prepares for the arrival of an airship. Athena finds what she was looking for. Río and Egnil have a romantic heart-to-heart, but a silent admission casts a pall over everything.

The D’artagnans discuss soul magic in greater detail and start making plans. Athena attempts to break into Felix’s old study and finds herself conversing with Egnil. Diego pays his respects to Morbash. Tosh has an epiphany about soul magic. Río has a confrontation with a hooded figure near the stables.

Tosh confronts Benedict while trying to maintain possession of the core. Diego wants to fight but Ríona chooses diplomacy. Athena and Egnil track Tosh down and the search for the mole begins. The D’artagnans are reunited and have questions for Egnil. A private meeting in the hallway reveals complicated emotions. Athena remembers the book Kenton gave her.

It's the Zone of Truth! Where everything's made up, and the points don't matter! Starring Athena-couldn't-sneak-up-on-a-statue Brookstone,  Diego-bleeding-heart-Rambo Ironfist, Tosh "Have-You-Met-Athena?" Altus, Río-started-the-fire Evereux, and the DM with the ™, Callan! 

Athena has questions for Burthoar, who was expecting someone else. Tosh continues the mission with Morbash and Benedict, and his constitution is tested trying to recover a secret weapon. Diego breaks into the Manus Manor. Athena and Ríona experience a shared vision of the night Egnil apprehended Aaric. A very worried Río infiltrates the basement prison to rescue Egnil. Athena speaks to the man in charge.

Combat continues for each party. Despite the goblins, Athena and Tosh are able to maneuver their way inside the palace where they run into a familiar face. Diego and Río dispatch the thugs and attempt to infiltrate the Manus Manor by way of damsel-in-distress diversion.

Tosh and Athena are reunited with an older Kenton who has relevant information regarding the sphynx. Athena questions Benedict's judgement. Kenton fills Tosh in on what happened after the ship went down. Diego retrieves military disguises for his group, and Denton is uneasy with Ríona. The secret tunnel is opened and the group encounters goblins inside. Río's offering of gold to a beggar results in an ambush.