The investigation deepens as the party examines the bodies left behind in the snow, only to feel the unsettling weight of unseen eyes watching from the forest—though no source is ever found. With unease lingering at their backs, they harvest the rare flowers needed for the mage school, each bloom a step closer to fulfilling their quest. On the road back to Drift, a chance meeting with a pillar priest adds new questions to the mysteries already surrounding them.