EP4: Reunion and the Circle

Meanwhile, Marcus struggles to recreate the golden healing flame, discovering that the divine power which chose him once does not answer on demand.

Reunion and the Circle. Upon the road to Juramentum, Weisa experiences her blood empathy for the first time. She tastes the blood of a fallen creature and is overwhelmed by an incandescent rage — acrid and harsh, far beyond anything human. This gift from Tezcatli's domain allows her to read the emotional residue of violence through taste, a power she neither sought nor yet comprehends. Meanwhile, Marcus struggles to recreate the golden healing flame, discovering that the divine power which chose him once does not answer on demand. Catryn's journal reveals the depth of her trauma: Brother Adrian has been drawing her since childhood, her father's abuse left scars both visible and hidden, and an assassination attempt nearly ended her life. The Fellowship draws closer to Juramentum, and the bonds that will define the campaign begin to harden in the furnace of shared adversity. Nilishli walks the Kithgi Gardens with Weisa, forging a connection between two outsiders who understand what it means to be foreign in a place that calls itself home.