The Bell Tolls

In Ederia, Zepharos stands outside the grounds of the Manor of the King's Hand. He prepares his assassination of Poppy and Isadora before noticing some strange incidents. Upon moving in, he finds cultists slaying the guards and moving to kill Poppy and Isadora. Despite seeing an opportunity for someone else to commit his crime, he wonders why the cult would want these two dead. He instead acts to save them, slaying the attackers and reassuring the two that Via sent him to keep them safe.

Back with the King's Hand, they move down to rest for the night. During their rest, a loud ringing sound goes off, that of a loud bell. Thorn warns Via, Xanthe, and Edwinn that there is a horde of undead coming and Marik and Cailynn can't reach them. Thorn urges them to run. After fleeing for some time, the three siblings find themselves outside a large keep. They make their way inside, but soon realize that they aren't alone.

They meet with Theodore Voss and several other cultists. He claims that they have fled the cult after seeing the numerous undead and realizing what the cult truly wished to do. He claimed to have no idea his invention would be used in such a disturbing way. The inventor offers to tell the heirs how to destroy his creation in exchange for having their lives spared. As they wait for the man to gather his notes, one of the cultists seems to fall into a trance and attack one of his companions. They are able to deal with him, but realize the man was becoming affected by the same curse that seemed to be striking at Ederian cities. The inventor also reveals that Seraphina is guarding the entrance to the cult's base.

After some exploration, Thorn arrives and informs the siblings that Cailynn and Marik are nearby. The three siblings work to try and find a way out of the keep. Down in the lower area, they find a "cradle", a device some created ages ago to try and cleanse themselves of lingering shadows. Along with this, they also find a magic amplifier, and two sword handles.

With the amplifier, Edwinn uses his divine magic to burn the undead outside at the cost of his own vitality. Despite the toll it takes, they are able to maintain the ability long enough to clear a large number of the undead outside. With the way forward mostly cleared, the siblings move ahead to try and escape the keep, and reunite with Marik and Cailynn.