After their brief but gruesome fight with Bahivion, the party continued
northward towards the Friendly Arm Inn. The party reached the Inn in a
matter of hours. They were greeted by armored warriors at the gate to the
citadel. The leader spoke to Arek, "What is your business here at the
Friendly Arm Inn?"
Arek looked at the guard and replied "We are here to see the keeper of this inn, Imoen. She is my sister and I wish to see how she fairs. Is there a problem with this?" He gave a menacing glance to the guards around him.
"No, no problem. Please proceed as you would. But be warned, we do not tolerate violence within these walls. Be respectable towards these rules and there will be no problems. Enjoy your stay at the Friendly Arm Inn."
Arek nodded his thanks to the guards and walked past. The other members of the group looked at each other then followed their leader. Arek led the party up a great stone stair case to the entrance of the inn. Inside they were greeted by the sights and smells of the inn bustling with activity. Arek saw the table where he and Imoen had first met Jaheria and her husband Kahlid. This time though, he saw a women dressed in an elegant mage cloak. He smiled to himself as he walked over to the women. He walked around behind her a placed his hands over her eyes. "Guess who?" he whispered into her ear.
She let out a gasp of surprise and said aloud "By the gods, can it be? Has my big brother come to check on his little sister? After all these years, can it really be him?" She pulled his hands down and turned around to see him. She got out of her chair and walked over to her brother, wrapping her hands around him in a big embrace. She pulled away from him and said, "How have you been, and where have you been?"
Arek merely smiled at her, "Up and down, and here and there, but no where in particular. I found another brother that had no idea about the Bhaalspawn troubles. I got him into the Order and we have been traveling around training and doing small jobs throughout the realms. Imoen, meet our brother Tavion."
"Hello brother, though I don't know if I should call you that. When Arek defeated Mellisan and took godhood, I lost my essence." She outstretched her hand to shake Tavion's.
"It's a pleasure to meet and, from what Arek has said about you, I would like to say that you are my sister, if that is alright with you."
"I would like that. Now Arek, are you going to introduce me to the others in your group, I recognize Minsc, but I can't see the others."
Arek beckoned for Victoria and Keara to come forward. "This is Victoria and she is Keara. They are well renowned mages in Amn. Victoria was taught by Elminister himself. They have been tasked to put an end to the Shadow Thief activities along the Sword coast. We stopped them in Athkatla and Nashkell, and we are headed to Baldur's Gate. The third mage that we were traveling with was kidnapped outside of Beregost. We dragged Anomen along with us, and we wanted you to go the rest of the way with us." Anomen stepped into the light of the fire.
"By the gods, it is good to see you again Anomen." She gave him a hug, and then to Arek's surprise, she kissed him passionately on the mouth. Arek stood shocked, his mouth ajar in surprise. From the back, Minsc laughed aloud at Arek's surprise.
"What's so funny about this Minsc?"
"Minsc and Boo want to know how you did not know that Imoen and Anomen were courting. After so many years, you could not see it? You are as blind as a Verbeeg if you could not see it." He kept laughing until Arek fixed a stare with that would make anyone else soil himself.
"You could have told me you know."
Anomen looked at him, "We didn't know how you would react. And with all the stuff going on at the time, we didn't want to cause any other forms of distraction. I'm sorry we didn't say anything."
"Well, I might as well keep you both around. I would hate to leave one of you miserable without the other. Now, let's get some sleep. Tomorrow we will head to Baldur's Gate and find the thieves. Hopefully then we will be able to find Valerine." The group dispersed and headed upstairs to their rooms.
After making love that night, Arek and Victoria talked about what was to happen the next day. Victoria said to Arek, "How bad can this get tomorrow? Should we let you go through the Thieves stronghold while we wait to come in if you need us?"
"I want you to come in. Before we hit the stronghold, we are going to go to the Flaming Fist headquarters. My brother Sarevok is the leader of the unit. He may be able to give us some help with this one."
"I hope you are right, Arek. I have a feeling that this could be bad for us. They have to know what has happened in Amn. I have a feeling that if they had a large force, then they will have called them back to the stronghold in Baldur's Gate."
"We have nothing to fear. I have fought against greeter odds and come away from them with everyone still moving and breathing. Calm your fears my love, for they are unwarranted."
"By the gods, I hope that you are right Arek." She kissed him passionately, then rolled over and fell asleep. Arek on the other hand, stayed up, and after an hour, he got out of bed and walked downstairs. He found Minsc downstairs sitting by the fire with Boo.
"Can't sleep either Minsc?" Arek asked the ranger.
"No, and neither can Boo. We have been wondering about the fight tomorrow. We hope that there will be a lot of evil thieves that need to feel the Boot of Righteousness. On the other hand, Boo is worried about Valerine. If the thieves have harmed, Boo will surely make them wish they hadn't."
"Good, I am glad that you have a positive attitude about this. I know that we will find Valerine, safe and unharmed, and we will also punish the ones responsible for her kidnapping. Now try to get some sleep, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Arek left the ranger and went back to his room. He got in bed and fell asleep, thinking about the day ahead of him and his party.
The following day, Arek awoke and dressed himself in his armor. He sheathed the Avenger and draped it across his back. He woke Victoria and after she had her armor on and her staff in her hand, they headed downstairs. The rest of the party soon joined them. They left the Inn, a party of two paladins, a ranger, two mages, a mage thief, and a cleric fighter. They left the walls of the Inn and headed north. After several uneventful hours, they reached a bridge that was guarded by several heavily armed men. Arek approached the guards and said, "Hail, good warriors. I can see that you serve the Flaming Fist. My brother is Lord Sarevok, the leader of the Flaming Fist. We are here to on a mission from the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart, and we wish to speak with him."
"Enter Paladin Arek. The headquarters of the Flaming Fist is located in the western quarter of the city." "Thank you. We will let Lord Sarevok know of your generosity in this matter." Arek and his party walked past the guards. They made their way to the center of the western quarter. In the middle of the district lay a huge building, a citadel all to its self. The sides of the entrance were draped with banners that held a clenched fist surrounded by flames. "This is it," Arek said to the group. He opened the doors and walked into the building. They entered into a hall that looked similar to the Orders stronghold. Flaming Fist soldiers were going about exercise routines, sparing matches, and hand-to-hand combat fights. Arek told the group to wait in the lower hall while Arek walked up the stairs to where Sarevok's office was. He walked up the stairs and into an elegantly decorated office. He noticed a man sitting in a large wooden chair. Without looking up from his desk, the man addressed Arek.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't my brother Arek. I haven't seen you since you took our father's place among the gods."
"How did you know it was me?"
"My men patrolling the borders alerted me to the fact that you were present in the areas around Baldur's Gate. I figured it was only a matter of time before you showed up here. What can I do for you brother?"
"I need the help of the Flaming Fist. We are here to put a stop to the Shadow Thieves. By now they have had time to bring their forces to the stronghold here in the Gate. We would like for your men to assault the stronghold while my party and I sneak in and deal with the leader. Can we use your services?"
"Of course you can brother. During my rise to power, before you ruined my plans, I had my own troubles with the Shadow Thieves. I wanted to get payback for the trouble they caused me. Where is their stronghold?" "Ironically, it is in the very place in which I killed you the first time."
"So to the sewers then. Who are you traveling with and how many do you expect to get into the hold?"
"I am here with Tavion, our brother, one neither you nor I killed, Imoen, Anomen, Minsc, and two mages from Amn."
"If it is alright with you, I would like Anomen, Imoen, and Minsc to help with the attack. Four people are easier to sneak into a place then seven. Besides, I think that Minsc would want to be where to fighting is. What say you to this?"
"I agree with you. Minsc, Anomen, and Imoen will help in the attack on the stronghold. You know the place; meet me there in two hours."
"I will be there brother." And with that, Arek left Sarevok's office. He went back downstairs to his group and they left the building.
Two hours later, Arek made his way through the sewers. He met Sarevok and his forces at the spot where he had told him, where Arek had killed his brother six years ago. "Is everyone ready to go? This is going to be a tough battle."
"We are ready," Sarevok said.
"Let's go then. The Flaming Fist will head directly to the stronghold while Tavion, Victoria, Keara and I go around and enter the hold from behind. Good luck everyone." Arek, Tavion, Victoria, and Keara took a sewer tunnel that looped around to the back of the stronghold. Arek threw Victoria a look and nodded. She muttered a few words and then the wall was gone in an explosion. Arek and Tavion led the way through the hole in the wall as the sounds of the fighting that was taking place in front of the stronghold. Arek and Tavion met a small force of guards. Between the Avenger and Dragonsruin, the guards were quickly dispatched. They pushed further and further into the guild's stronghold. They came to a point where there were two paths to take. One obviously led to the dungeons of the stronghold. "Tavion, you, Victoria, and Keara go down to the dungeon and look for Valerine. I am going to go look for Peterose." The group split off Arek going towards the offices of the stronghold, and Tavion along with the mages headed towards the dungeon.
Tavion found his position to be bad as soon as he had left Arek. No sooner had he reached the dungeon had he been engaged. Ten Shadow Thieves were waiting for him at the beginning of the dungeon. He quickly dispatched two that he had come across by surprise. The remaining eight drew their weapons. Tavion barely had time to deflect a dart aimed for his head. Luckily, three of the Thieves melted before his eyes as Phoenix and Cloudwing spat fire at the thieves. Keara's summoned wolf ate through the throat of a fallen thief. Victoria dispatched two more thieves with a minor fireball spell. Tavion split one of the remaining troops in half with his sword and impaled his sword into the guts of another. Tavion hurried on to the cells. He found the cell that held Valerine. She was unconscious but alive. He was about to open the door when he heard a rumbling behind him. He turned around to see a huge, deformed ogre wielding a massive morning star. The ogre swung the spiked weapon in a huge arc that left it open to a speedy attack. Tavion charged under the swinging morning star. He flicked out his two handed sword and slashed the blade across the monsters stomach. The intestines of the beast spilled onto the dungeon floor. The ogre collapsed to the ground. With one last breath however, the morning star flew into the air and collided with the back of Tavion's armor. The last thing that went through Tavion's mind was that he had been so close to rescuing Valerine, only to be hit by a dying ogre.
Arek walked down the corridor. He was alert for any signs of traps. He made his way into the offices of the thief hall. He quickly engaged and disposed of would be guards. He forced his way into a barred office room. He found Peterose sitting in a chair behind a desk. To either side of him was an ogre. The first ogre looked at Arek and charged. Arek sidestepped the charge and jumped, decapitating the ogre as he passed. The second ogre merely swung his club at him. Arek parried, and pressed on the attack. His sword cut off the beast's hand. The ogre groaned out loud. Arek quickly put it out of its misery. Peterose stood up and pulled out two katanas. He walked around the desk and faced Arek. "This ends now, paladin."
"Only for you thief. Your guild is done with. I will kill you and the Flaming Fist soldiers outside are dispatching your army. Prepare to die, Peterose!" Peterose charged at Arek, swinging his katanas. Arek parried each one of the swings. He swung his sword at the thief and the thief caught the sword with his katanas. Arek switched to a one handed hold and then pulled out his flail. He swung the flail and caved in the thief lords head. Blood and brains splattered everywhere as the flail embedded itself into the thief's skull. Arek left the room and headed towards the dungeon. When he arrived he found Victoria and Keara around the still form of Tavion. "What happened?"
"The ogre hit him as he died. I can't tell if he is dead or unconscious," Victoria said to Arek. Arek opened the cell to where Valerine was being held. He aroused her from he unconscious state.
"Valerine, how are you?"
"I have been better, but I can get up. Where am I?"
"You are in Baldur's Gate. I need you to cast a healing spell on Tavion. He was hit by a morning star trying to rescue you."
"I'll do what I can." Valerine moved over to Tavion and muttered a few words. Tavion's eyes opened instantly. He got to his feet and looked relieved that everyone else was ok.
"I can't believe I let that happen. I guess I let my guard down for too long," Tavion said as Arek gave him a questioning glance.
"Ok, lets go, we need to get out to the Flaming Fist to see how they are." Arek led the party to the opening where they came in. They moved out to where they had left the Flaming Fist soldiers. They were finishing up the rest of the Thieves. Minsc was on top of a pile ten bodies high. Boo was jumping onto the face of a near by thief. The thief soon found himself blind as Boo slashed and bit the thief's eyes. As the last thieves gave up or died, Arek walked over to the soldiers. "Peterose is dead and we have recovered Valerine. We need to head immediately to Beregost so that we can get Frostbite resurrected. From there we will head to Athkatla and tell the Order of our success. Thank you for your help Sarevok, Anomen, and Imoen. This is where we leave. We appreciate everything that you have done to help us." Arek and his party left the sewers and the city itself.
Two days later they reached Beregost and revived Frostbite. He and Valerine seemed quite happy to be reunited. After a days rest in Beregost, they were on the road again, and within a week, they were back within the walls of Athkatla, once again outside the Order's Stronghold.
Arek looked at the guard and replied "We are here to see the keeper of this inn, Imoen. She is my sister and I wish to see how she fairs. Is there a problem with this?" He gave a menacing glance to the guards around him.
"No, no problem. Please proceed as you would. But be warned, we do not tolerate violence within these walls. Be respectable towards these rules and there will be no problems. Enjoy your stay at the Friendly Arm Inn."
Arek nodded his thanks to the guards and walked past. The other members of the group looked at each other then followed their leader. Arek led the party up a great stone stair case to the entrance of the inn. Inside they were greeted by the sights and smells of the inn bustling with activity. Arek saw the table where he and Imoen had first met Jaheria and her husband Kahlid. This time though, he saw a women dressed in an elegant mage cloak. He smiled to himself as he walked over to the women. He walked around behind her a placed his hands over her eyes. "Guess who?" he whispered into her ear.
She let out a gasp of surprise and said aloud "By the gods, can it be? Has my big brother come to check on his little sister? After all these years, can it really be him?" She pulled his hands down and turned around to see him. She got out of her chair and walked over to her brother, wrapping her hands around him in a big embrace. She pulled away from him and said, "How have you been, and where have you been?"
Arek merely smiled at her, "Up and down, and here and there, but no where in particular. I found another brother that had no idea about the Bhaalspawn troubles. I got him into the Order and we have been traveling around training and doing small jobs throughout the realms. Imoen, meet our brother Tavion."
"Hello brother, though I don't know if I should call you that. When Arek defeated Mellisan and took godhood, I lost my essence." She outstretched her hand to shake Tavion's.
"It's a pleasure to meet and, from what Arek has said about you, I would like to say that you are my sister, if that is alright with you."
"I would like that. Now Arek, are you going to introduce me to the others in your group, I recognize Minsc, but I can't see the others."
Arek beckoned for Victoria and Keara to come forward. "This is Victoria and she is Keara. They are well renowned mages in Amn. Victoria was taught by Elminister himself. They have been tasked to put an end to the Shadow Thief activities along the Sword coast. We stopped them in Athkatla and Nashkell, and we are headed to Baldur's Gate. The third mage that we were traveling with was kidnapped outside of Beregost. We dragged Anomen along with us, and we wanted you to go the rest of the way with us." Anomen stepped into the light of the fire.
"By the gods, it is good to see you again Anomen." She gave him a hug, and then to Arek's surprise, she kissed him passionately on the mouth. Arek stood shocked, his mouth ajar in surprise. From the back, Minsc laughed aloud at Arek's surprise.
"What's so funny about this Minsc?"
"Minsc and Boo want to know how you did not know that Imoen and Anomen were courting. After so many years, you could not see it? You are as blind as a Verbeeg if you could not see it." He kept laughing until Arek fixed a stare with that would make anyone else soil himself.
"You could have told me you know."
Anomen looked at him, "We didn't know how you would react. And with all the stuff going on at the time, we didn't want to cause any other forms of distraction. I'm sorry we didn't say anything."
"Well, I might as well keep you both around. I would hate to leave one of you miserable without the other. Now, let's get some sleep. Tomorrow we will head to Baldur's Gate and find the thieves. Hopefully then we will be able to find Valerine." The group dispersed and headed upstairs to their rooms.
After making love that night, Arek and Victoria talked about what was to happen the next day. Victoria said to Arek, "How bad can this get tomorrow? Should we let you go through the Thieves stronghold while we wait to come in if you need us?"
"I want you to come in. Before we hit the stronghold, we are going to go to the Flaming Fist headquarters. My brother Sarevok is the leader of the unit. He may be able to give us some help with this one."
"I hope you are right, Arek. I have a feeling that this could be bad for us. They have to know what has happened in Amn. I have a feeling that if they had a large force, then they will have called them back to the stronghold in Baldur's Gate."
"We have nothing to fear. I have fought against greeter odds and come away from them with everyone still moving and breathing. Calm your fears my love, for they are unwarranted."
"By the gods, I hope that you are right Arek." She kissed him passionately, then rolled over and fell asleep. Arek on the other hand, stayed up, and after an hour, he got out of bed and walked downstairs. He found Minsc downstairs sitting by the fire with Boo.
"Can't sleep either Minsc?" Arek asked the ranger.
"No, and neither can Boo. We have been wondering about the fight tomorrow. We hope that there will be a lot of evil thieves that need to feel the Boot of Righteousness. On the other hand, Boo is worried about Valerine. If the thieves have harmed, Boo will surely make them wish they hadn't."
"Good, I am glad that you have a positive attitude about this. I know that we will find Valerine, safe and unharmed, and we will also punish the ones responsible for her kidnapping. Now try to get some sleep, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Arek left the ranger and went back to his room. He got in bed and fell asleep, thinking about the day ahead of him and his party.
The following day, Arek awoke and dressed himself in his armor. He sheathed the Avenger and draped it across his back. He woke Victoria and after she had her armor on and her staff in her hand, they headed downstairs. The rest of the party soon joined them. They left the Inn, a party of two paladins, a ranger, two mages, a mage thief, and a cleric fighter. They left the walls of the Inn and headed north. After several uneventful hours, they reached a bridge that was guarded by several heavily armed men. Arek approached the guards and said, "Hail, good warriors. I can see that you serve the Flaming Fist. My brother is Lord Sarevok, the leader of the Flaming Fist. We are here to on a mission from the Most Noble Order of the Radiant Heart, and we wish to speak with him."
"Enter Paladin Arek. The headquarters of the Flaming Fist is located in the western quarter of the city." "Thank you. We will let Lord Sarevok know of your generosity in this matter." Arek and his party walked past the guards. They made their way to the center of the western quarter. In the middle of the district lay a huge building, a citadel all to its self. The sides of the entrance were draped with banners that held a clenched fist surrounded by flames. "This is it," Arek said to the group. He opened the doors and walked into the building. They entered into a hall that looked similar to the Orders stronghold. Flaming Fist soldiers were going about exercise routines, sparing matches, and hand-to-hand combat fights. Arek told the group to wait in the lower hall while Arek walked up the stairs to where Sarevok's office was. He walked up the stairs and into an elegantly decorated office. He noticed a man sitting in a large wooden chair. Without looking up from his desk, the man addressed Arek.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't my brother Arek. I haven't seen you since you took our father's place among the gods."
"How did you know it was me?"
"My men patrolling the borders alerted me to the fact that you were present in the areas around Baldur's Gate. I figured it was only a matter of time before you showed up here. What can I do for you brother?"
"I need the help of the Flaming Fist. We are here to put a stop to the Shadow Thieves. By now they have had time to bring their forces to the stronghold here in the Gate. We would like for your men to assault the stronghold while my party and I sneak in and deal with the leader. Can we use your services?"
"Of course you can brother. During my rise to power, before you ruined my plans, I had my own troubles with the Shadow Thieves. I wanted to get payback for the trouble they caused me. Where is their stronghold?" "Ironically, it is in the very place in which I killed you the first time."
"So to the sewers then. Who are you traveling with and how many do you expect to get into the hold?"
"I am here with Tavion, our brother, one neither you nor I killed, Imoen, Anomen, Minsc, and two mages from Amn."
"If it is alright with you, I would like Anomen, Imoen, and Minsc to help with the attack. Four people are easier to sneak into a place then seven. Besides, I think that Minsc would want to be where to fighting is. What say you to this?"
"I agree with you. Minsc, Anomen, and Imoen will help in the attack on the stronghold. You know the place; meet me there in two hours."
"I will be there brother." And with that, Arek left Sarevok's office. He went back downstairs to his group and they left the building.
Two hours later, Arek made his way through the sewers. He met Sarevok and his forces at the spot where he had told him, where Arek had killed his brother six years ago. "Is everyone ready to go? This is going to be a tough battle."
"We are ready," Sarevok said.
"Let's go then. The Flaming Fist will head directly to the stronghold while Tavion, Victoria, Keara and I go around and enter the hold from behind. Good luck everyone." Arek, Tavion, Victoria, and Keara took a sewer tunnel that looped around to the back of the stronghold. Arek threw Victoria a look and nodded. She muttered a few words and then the wall was gone in an explosion. Arek and Tavion led the way through the hole in the wall as the sounds of the fighting that was taking place in front of the stronghold. Arek and Tavion met a small force of guards. Between the Avenger and Dragonsruin, the guards were quickly dispatched. They pushed further and further into the guild's stronghold. They came to a point where there were two paths to take. One obviously led to the dungeons of the stronghold. "Tavion, you, Victoria, and Keara go down to the dungeon and look for Valerine. I am going to go look for Peterose." The group split off Arek going towards the offices of the stronghold, and Tavion along with the mages headed towards the dungeon.
Tavion found his position to be bad as soon as he had left Arek. No sooner had he reached the dungeon had he been engaged. Ten Shadow Thieves were waiting for him at the beginning of the dungeon. He quickly dispatched two that he had come across by surprise. The remaining eight drew their weapons. Tavion barely had time to deflect a dart aimed for his head. Luckily, three of the Thieves melted before his eyes as Phoenix and Cloudwing spat fire at the thieves. Keara's summoned wolf ate through the throat of a fallen thief. Victoria dispatched two more thieves with a minor fireball spell. Tavion split one of the remaining troops in half with his sword and impaled his sword into the guts of another. Tavion hurried on to the cells. He found the cell that held Valerine. She was unconscious but alive. He was about to open the door when he heard a rumbling behind him. He turned around to see a huge, deformed ogre wielding a massive morning star. The ogre swung the spiked weapon in a huge arc that left it open to a speedy attack. Tavion charged under the swinging morning star. He flicked out his two handed sword and slashed the blade across the monsters stomach. The intestines of the beast spilled onto the dungeon floor. The ogre collapsed to the ground. With one last breath however, the morning star flew into the air and collided with the back of Tavion's armor. The last thing that went through Tavion's mind was that he had been so close to rescuing Valerine, only to be hit by a dying ogre.
Arek walked down the corridor. He was alert for any signs of traps. He made his way into the offices of the thief hall. He quickly engaged and disposed of would be guards. He forced his way into a barred office room. He found Peterose sitting in a chair behind a desk. To either side of him was an ogre. The first ogre looked at Arek and charged. Arek sidestepped the charge and jumped, decapitating the ogre as he passed. The second ogre merely swung his club at him. Arek parried, and pressed on the attack. His sword cut off the beast's hand. The ogre groaned out loud. Arek quickly put it out of its misery. Peterose stood up and pulled out two katanas. He walked around the desk and faced Arek. "This ends now, paladin."
"Only for you thief. Your guild is done with. I will kill you and the Flaming Fist soldiers outside are dispatching your army. Prepare to die, Peterose!" Peterose charged at Arek, swinging his katanas. Arek parried each one of the swings. He swung his sword at the thief and the thief caught the sword with his katanas. Arek switched to a one handed hold and then pulled out his flail. He swung the flail and caved in the thief lords head. Blood and brains splattered everywhere as the flail embedded itself into the thief's skull. Arek left the room and headed towards the dungeon. When he arrived he found Victoria and Keara around the still form of Tavion. "What happened?"
"The ogre hit him as he died. I can't tell if he is dead or unconscious," Victoria said to Arek. Arek opened the cell to where Valerine was being held. He aroused her from he unconscious state.
"Valerine, how are you?"
"I have been better, but I can get up. Where am I?"
"You are in Baldur's Gate. I need you to cast a healing spell on Tavion. He was hit by a morning star trying to rescue you."
"I'll do what I can." Valerine moved over to Tavion and muttered a few words. Tavion's eyes opened instantly. He got to his feet and looked relieved that everyone else was ok.
"I can't believe I let that happen. I guess I let my guard down for too long," Tavion said as Arek gave him a questioning glance.
"Ok, lets go, we need to get out to the Flaming Fist to see how they are." Arek led the party to the opening where they came in. They moved out to where they had left the Flaming Fist soldiers. They were finishing up the rest of the Thieves. Minsc was on top of a pile ten bodies high. Boo was jumping onto the face of a near by thief. The thief soon found himself blind as Boo slashed and bit the thief's eyes. As the last thieves gave up or died, Arek walked over to the soldiers. "Peterose is dead and we have recovered Valerine. We need to head immediately to Beregost so that we can get Frostbite resurrected. From there we will head to Athkatla and tell the Order of our success. Thank you for your help Sarevok, Anomen, and Imoen. This is where we leave. We appreciate everything that you have done to help us." Arek and his party left the sewers and the city itself.
Two days later they reached Beregost and revived Frostbite. He and Valerine seemed quite happy to be reunited. After a days rest in Beregost, they were on the road again, and within a week, they were back within the walls of Athkatla, once again outside the Order's Stronghold.