hand of truth

In Yosh-ul, the group takes the evening to relax before heading back to Qi in the morning. Prior to leaving, Evangeline pulls out the cards. The Throne card is complete and the backs seem to make some kind of image. However, she does notice there are about 7 holes to complete the picture. A little of the picture does seem to show a purple forest which only aligns with the Ausren Woods. After contacting Funae to request speaking to her, they head out.

When they return to Qi, the group sees that Philethis is not present, but the servants do not seem to notice. They mention nothing to the staff and continue on to meet the Amber Pope, Kilmoc. Evangeline leads them into the Durkhal and through the portal to his office in the City of Bridges. Upon their arrival, Kilmoc informs them of a card that he discovered in relation to the Angulan Knights and had already reached out to his contact, Knight Council Trever, and sets up a meeting.

The group use a teleportation circle to arrive in the Sanctuary of the Eye where they meet Trever and two members of his unit. He shares with them that Grand Knight Castillian has been pushing the boundaries of what the knights do by sending some beyond the Black Riage Mountains and was beginning to lose the confidence of many of the knights.

They arrange a meeting with Castillian and eventually kill him. Through some quick thinking, Evangeline injures herself and spins a believable tell that he had attempted to attack her and the others jumped to her defense. The two members of Trever’s unit witness the event, but backs up Evangeline’s account when Trever and the Lord Knight Justin arrive. The group head back to Qi with the knowledge that the Lord Knights vote on who will become the next Grand Knight with Trever’s commander being the most likely to take that role.

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Episode 93