Recaps

Tang Qi cleared Anbi of the theft accusation, uncovered a Kobold plot, and used the stolen Star Plums to protect himself and Black Snake from blame. As he prepared to leave with the caravan for Dragon Gold City, Geya secretly copied his Journal and learned of a possible Dragon Egg.

• Tang Qi recovered his memories, won over the Star Plum Town tavern with a new ballad, and began recording his experiences in a mysterious Journal.
• The Journal appeared on the Stone of Oblivion, prompting Ulasang to forbid discussion of it and ask Geya to investigate its author.
• Tang Qi stopped Jackal from punishing Anbi, challenged the evidence against her, and traced the stolen Star Plums to Kobolds in Twilight Forest.
• Tang Qi killed Jackal to survive their cave-in predicament, then helped Black Snake negotiate with Kuru and disguise the recovered Star Plums.
• Black Snake cleared Anbi’s name, while Anbi admitted she had destroyed George’s family’s orchard and Catherine urged her to make amends.
• Tang Qi learned the Kobolds worshipped a possible Dragon Egg, accepted Catherine’s help with his caravan scheme, and planned to travel to Dragon Gold City.
• Geya read Tang Qi’s latest Journal entry about Kuru and the suspected Dragon Egg, then secretly copied the text into her notebook.

Tang Qi and his companions survived the Beastfolk assault, but Black Snake died after reuniting with Catherine. With Star Plum Town threatened and Melard preparing to flee, Tang Qi enlisted Catherine and others to help evacuate the townspeople before dawn.

• Tang Qi and Catherine were arrested by Explosive Wolf’s caravan, then Tang Qi used songs and Melard’s secret feelings to win his release and recover his belongings.
• Goblin and troll attacks overwhelmed the caravan, and Tang Qi, Black Snake, and Kuru fought their way through the forest before a Beastfolk force captured them.
• Tang Qi resisted Babaya’s Fear Spell, and Shivana accepted his group’s offer to join her after he proposed exchanging Babaya for the captives.
• Black Snake fought Shivana, then took Babaya’s Magic Blast meant for Tang Qi, allowing Shivana to declare the duel unfinished and send them away.
• Tang Qi carried the wounded Black Snake to Star Plum Town, where Black Snake reunited with Catherine and died after telling her he loved her.
• Tang Qi learned that the Beastfolk were heading for Star Plum Town and that Melard might abandon its people, so he vowed to get everyone out.
• Melard agreed to take Catherine to Dragon Gold City, while Hus chose to stay and defend the territory without warning the townspeople.
• Tang Qi realized he had to move three hundred people before dawn, and Catherine agreed to help after he asked the others to play the villains in his plan.

Tang Qi led the people of Star Plum Town out of danger, then faced a necromancer who targeted Catherine and drove him away. The pursuit led Tang Qi’s group to a hidden mechanism inside a ruined temple dedicated to Losanda, the Lord of Dawn.

• Gravel robbed the David family, and Old David warned Star Plum Town that the Beastfolk were approaching as nobles prepared to flee.
• Tang Qi exposed Hus and Melard, rallied the townspeople against the mercenaries, killed Hus, and led the survivors toward Dragon Gold City with Catherine and Kuru.
• Geya and Su Wen read Tang Qi’s story on the Stone of Oblivion, but Ulasang burned the manuscript while Geya secretly copied it from memory.
• Tang Qi tested his new combat abilities against Gravel, then fought off dread wolves and met Malone, a disguised necromancer seeking Catherine’s head.
• Catherine scarred her face to foil the necromancer, but he kept attacking until Gravel and Tang Qi’s song overcame him and drove him to flee.
• Tang Qi gathered Gravel, Catherine, Anbi, Melard, and Kuru to pursue the necromancer through the mist, following Anbi’s scent and Melard’s Construct.
• The group found a ruined temple among glowing flowers, uncovered hidden glass panes and compartments, and triggered a mechanism with a bronze handle.

Tang Qi uncovered Dawn’s deception, gained her loyalty, and guided the group out of the Twilight Forest with a newly hatched dragon. After Dragon Gold City barred entry during martial law, he helped Catherine plan Golden Oak in Dragon Tail Pass and followed a strange mushroom infestation underground, where the group fought a giant toad.

• Tang Qi opened the tomb with Dawn’s praise, learned the necromancer sought to restore a false god, and summoned Dawn to defeat Deis before exposing her real ritual to claim Dawn’s soul.
• Dawn offered Tang Qi her loyalty and knowledge of the Resurrection Spell, and Tang Qi accepted while using Restoration Gel to restore her severed hand.
• Tang Qi and the group returned to camp, where Dawn eased the living corpse’s torment and Tang Qi helped Catherine regain confidence and consider a future beyond marrying Melard.
• Tang Qi’s dragon egg hatched into a purple Amethyst Dragon named Yiwu, and he used Catherine’s ring to try to bond with the hatchling.
• Tang Qi led the refugees out of the Twilight Forest and reached Dragon Gold City, but martial law blocked entry as Beastfolk occupied Mel Barry’s territory.
• Melard returned to his father, followed Tang Qi’s cover story, and avoided Leon’s detection, while Mel told him to let the Poet present him as a hero.
• Catherine proposed opening Golden Oak in Dragon Tail Pass, and Tang Qi agreed to investigate a supposedly haunted shop as its possible location.
• Tang Qi traced the haunted house’s singing to mushrooms, then returned with Kuru to dig beneath their regrowth and descended into a hidden chamber.
• A giant toad ambushed Tang Qi, Dawn, and Kuru underground, and Dawn severed its limbs and crushed its skull.