Chapter Summaries

The Wanderer explained that Frey was the Seed chosen by the world and warned that heretics were pursuing her. He led the group deeper into the Land of the Dead Silence for protection, while the Heretic Leader sought help from the Bloodred Tower.

• The Wanderer explained that Frey had been chosen as the Seed and that the heretics had tried to sacrifice her to awaken their Holy Sovereign.
• The Wanderer warned that the heretics had detected Frey and said the group needed more allies and a safer place to hide.
• Brunkel decided that escorting Frey out of the world alive was her priority and silently assessed the Wanderer as a possible threat.
• The Wanderer led Lu Yuan, Frey, and Brunkel away from their resting place toward another Wanderer camp.
• At a heretic outpost, the Heretic Leader sent an emergency message to the Bloodred Tower and waited for help.

The grand leaders of the Withered Wood Seat set out to reclaim the Holy Sovereign’s seed, while the Three Nuns summoned the Angel to aid the Blue Knight and Brunkel. The Angel’s golden light healed the two women, who seemed close to waking.

• The leader of the Withered Wood Seat sent one grand leader to guard the Great Tower and took two others to reclaim the Holy Sovereign’s seed.
• The Three Nuns noticed the Blue Knight and Brunkel’s auras worsening and decided to contact the Angel.
• The leading nun prayed with their last pure white feather and crushed it to summon the Angel.
• The Angel froze the blizzard, restored the Three Nuns, and sent golden light to heal the Blue Knight and Brunkel.

The lead nun’s golden feather failed to awaken the two women, though it healed their injuries and restored their sanity. In the Land of the Dead Silence, Lu Yuan and his companions fled with the Wanderer as a powerful presence watched them, and the Wanderer concealed their auras to help them escape.

• The golden light shattered before it could bring the two women back, but it healed them and restored their sanity.
• Lu Yuan and his companions chased the Wanderer across the Land of the Dead Silence as he urged them to move faster.
• Lu Yuan sensed a powerful gaze watching them, and Frey whispered that she felt it too.
• Lu Yuan warned Frey not to look back or show that she had noticed the watcher, which he believed was a Fifth Order being.
• The Wanderer released an aura that concealed the group and caused the oppressive gaze to fade.

The Wanderer brought Lu Yuan and the others to a hidden group of Wanderers and revealed that Frey carried the Seed sought by the heretics. The group debated whether to help and agreed to ask how soon the outsiders could leave the Land of the Dead Silence before deciding what limited assistance to offer.

• The Wanderer led Lu Yuan, Frey, and the others to a hillside where two black skeletons emerged from the mountain and examined Frey.
• One skeleton entered the mountain while the other stayed behind, and the Wanderer explained that his companions had their own plans and contingencies.
• Inside the mountain, the Skeleton Guard reported the Seed and the outsiders to three awake skeletons gathered around a table.
• The skeletons argued over whether intervening was worth the danger, noting that they could mobilize only two Fifth Order beings and might face powerful heretics.
• The three skeletons agreed to ask how long the outsiders would remain in the world and to offer only limited help if the time was short.
• The Skeleton Guard returned from the mountain alone.

The Skeleton Guard questioned Lu Yuan and Frey, then reported their answers to the skeletons, who decided to awaken the Seventh Seat to escort the group. The Wanderer departed, leaving Lu Yuan and the others alone with their new, imposing guardian.

• The Skeleton Guard asked Lu Yuan when the group could leave and questioned Frey about her capture and the ritual she had witnessed.
• After hearing the report, the skeletons judged that the outsiders might have a chance to escape and agreed to awaken the Seventh Seat.
• The skeleton in the corner awakened the Seventh Seat and ordered him to escort the group, protect the Seed, and kill her only if necessary.
• The Skeleton Guard brought the Seventh Seat outside and told the Wanderer to leave, then said the Seventh Seat would escort the group.
• The Wanderer departed, and the Skeleton Guards vanished, leaving Lu Yuan's group facing the Seventh Seat in the rising fog.