Gavin sat with Dimitri, the strange man who transformed a pond into a silvery portal to the Wild. They both asked questions, Gavin about the Wild and Dimitri about the mysterious dagger that Gavin carries.

When Gavin’s questions started making Dimitri uncomfortable, the enigmatic mage rushed away from the camp to seek the solitude of the woods. But he did not find solitude in the woods as a creeping presence surrounded him. A disembodied voice attempted to coax Dimitri to join her mission to bring destruction to Sildume. Dimitri, stalwart in his convictions, rejected her offer. But not before she threatened to destroy him and his companions should they meddle with one of her creatures again.

Hearing a shout from the campsite, Dimitri rushed back to find a  thick and thorny vine attacking Gavin. After dispatching their foe, they delved deeper into Dimitri’s past, until they were both consumed by their own thoughts.

Meanwhile Jacob and Maze were headed back from town of Wildspring after receiving the alarming news that The Gray Dawn were searching for Jacob and Gavin.