09/17/2025
The Belligerents spent some time recovering outside of Torn's Rest, and the group they'd left back in Wilder, including Vainya, Lily, Dahlia, and Arakis joined them now that the assault on the tower was ended.
Arakis had been spending time with the newly elected leader of the Kindred Isle, Quillium, and had become something of an advisor to him. Arakis decided to stay in the Kindred Isle with Quillium, and said his goodbyes to the Belligerents.Â
Frog spent some time meditating on what he should do now that the ordeal was over, and his patron, the Raven Queen, informed him that he should protect the children, which he took to mean Lily and Dahlia.
The group decided to enter the tower and find Jezria, the owner of the tower, and the one who'd made the deal with the Raven Queen to test the Daughters of Eve to ensure they deserved the tower as a birthrite.
Finding Jezria at the top of the tower in the throne room, the group negotiated with her, and all parties agreed to honor the original agreement, though unknown to Phira, that agreement meant Lily and Dahlia would need to stay in the tower for two years, learning under Jezria and ultimately being judged worthy or not.
Because of this, both Phira and Frog decided to stay behind in the tower with the girls to ensure their safety and growth.
The rest of the Belligerents, along with Vainya and Gork, said goodbye to their girls, with Flapjack promising to come back in two years so he and Dahlia could travel together again.