Scarlett manages to patch up some ley lines fractured by the Hellhole’s passing, and the party makes it to the secret entrance into Drakkenhall— only to be halted by a foe that may not exist at all.

After a fierce battle, the spirit of Rip’s rage, Mercury, manifests at last. Small Rigby has reached the Koru strait, and with a little luck everyone survives the massive wave from his splashdown.