Shadar, disgruntled and frustrated, retires to his apartment where, in the rare instance of solitude, he decides to scry on his father - only to have a stark vision that rattles him to the core. The frustrations carry into the following morning as the party decide to head to Berinthas and bid farewell to Pethlan. On their travels, Aelfric finally tells the party of Naren; a land that they learned of back in Galfond Illemis' tower, and the nation's ties to Aelfric's past.