EP19: Twined

The Dream must continue without Catryn, and Catryn must discover whether the man with gray eyes is worth the price of all she has abandoned.

Interred. Catryn departs Juramentum for Leptis Regium, following Brother Adrian — the man with gray eyes who has haunted her dreams since childhood. Her journal, read by the GM as approximately ninety-five percent verbatim from the player, serves as a farewell to the only home she chose for herself. 'All destinies change.' The Fellowship loses its scribe, its conscience, and its keeper of memory. Angel frames the session intimately — the players sit on the ground rather than at a table, 'harkening back to Homo sapiens telling stories around a campfire.' Marcus reflects on faith: 'I believe that it's Quaylithon. And that's enough for me' — though the audience knows what Marcus does not yet: that the golden light comes from Taweia, not the Lord of Light. Beacon Andros confirms Jason Tenderheart's location, and the Fellowship formally agrees to the voyage. A family dinner at the keep — Titus, Livia, Rutilius, baby Jerem — carries the weight of people who understand they may be sharing a meal for the final time. The Dream must continue without Catryn, and Catryn must discover whether the man with gray eyes is worth the price of all she has abandoned.