Sitting at the hastily assembled bar of the new Broken Oak, you are not at all surprised when the tent flaps part to make way for a member of the King's Guard. You knew your rescue would come at a price and the scroll in the guard's hand will tell you just how high that price will be.

Taking the proffered scroll, Greycane splits the seal and begins to silently read. "Well, they're not wasting any time," he says. "They're forming an army for a crusade to the Heart of Darkness. You are to travel further afield and gather the witches needed for The Keening by the second moon. They make it quite clear this is not optional," he says with a sideways smile. "It looks like you are going to Thrace."