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5 min readThe morning after the battle at Hawthorne’s Glade, the party regroups at Olbid’s cottage, carrying one level of exhaustion and the weight of what just happened. Julian is found passed out drunk five trees from the cabin, covered in rude drawings left by the black rabbits as a prank. The episode opens with a quiet but charged moment: Octavius confronts Thimble for stepping in front of an arrow meant for her, insisting she doesn’t need protection. Thimble deflects, but the tension lingers.
Training, Breakfast, and a Plan Takes Shape
Julian and Octavius begin light sparring, with Julian teaching her to read an opponent’s eyes rather than follow the weapon. “The instinct is to follow the weapon,” he says, “but the weapon is the second thing to follow. The first is the eyes.” Octavius fails the lesson—Julian fakes right and strikes left—but the point lands.
Breakfast becomes a planning session. The party needs to intercept the Deconus caravan in Valo, and they realize they lack a proper plan. Clawney the smuggler offers to help, describing himself as someone who makes “unbumpable wagons”—the reverse of what they need. Olbid suggests gathering every resource before deciding on tools, and a consensus forms: they’ll head north through the Miller’s Road toward Timiny, then to Valo.
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- 1 (00:00) **Episode Start & Advertisements** - Opening sponsor reads for ZocDoc, Stamps.com, and Angie.
- 2 (01:31) **Return to the Table** - Brennan Lee Mulligan reintroduces the episode and the party returns from the previous day's events.
- 3 (04:43) **A Private Conversation** - Octa confronts Thimble about his self-sacrificing behavior during the fight.
- 4 (06:12) **Morning After: Julian's State** - The party finds Julian passed out drunk and covered in rude drawings.
- 5 (10:42) **Planning the Rescue** - The group discusses the plan to rescue the captured fairies from the Deconus Caravan.
- 6 (16:46) **Training Montage & Morning Banter** - Julian and Thimble continue sparring, while the rest of the party shares a meal.
- 7 (20:57) **Preparing to Interrogate** - The party decides to interrogate the captured Creed member before leaving.
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Show Notes
Part 2
With Hawthorn's Glade in shambles, the Seekers aid the surviving fey in finding a new safe haven...
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GAME MASTER Brennan Lee Mulligan
Laura Bailey as Thimble
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