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In the depths of the Singing Wood, Gavin, Jacob, and Maze recovered from their skirmish with the murderous bandits. A guttural howl cut through the calm night air, and the three travelers faced off against a nightmarish creature. 

As they struggled to fend off the monstrosity, a shout cut through the clamor of activity. A cloaked, wiry figure burst into the clearing imploring   them not to harm the creature. The newcomer lured the beast into the nearby pond and with a touch of his hand, turned the surface mirror-smooth. As both the newcomer and the beast began to sink beneath the mirror surface, Maze attempted to rescue the newcomer only to be drawn in himself. As he plunged through the surface and back out again, Maze’s new surroundings astonished him. Unfamiliar fauna and otherworldly flora showed him a world beyond imagining. A forbidden world, deemed blasphemous by the Empire. 

Maze and the newcomer released the beast back to the Wild and dove into the silver pond’s depths to return to the calm night in Sildume. Upon their return, Gavin, Jacob, and Maze turned on the newcomer full of questions about the dangerous encounter. They continued to question the newcomer, who named himself Dimitri, about his origins and purpose. And about how Maze and Dimitri were only gone for a few seconds, but, according to Gavin and Jacob, were gone for several hours. 

The four travelers gathered around the campfire and discussed their various destinations. Discovering they were traveling the same direction, resolved to travel together. Before they could embark though, Jacob and Maze decided    to return the recovered amulet to the town of Wildspring. Meanwhile Gavin and Dimitri would tend to the campsite and further discuss the mystery of the Wild…