Episode 6: Gladeston, Part 4

Kika and Fan discuss the events of the previous day. They agree that it should be Milla's choice whether or not to continue with the party regardless of the real danger. Milla talks to Micaiah, the cleric who resurrected her. She explains that she spoke to the god Freyr during the ritual. Freyr accepted the ruby – as opposed to a diamond - in exchange for being able to call on Milla to do a task for him at some point in the future. Micaiah gifts her an I-rune necklace - a holy symbol of Freyr - and the party sees a spiral scar on her chest as she puts it on. She chooses to continue with the party on their quest. Kika encourages her to build a ranged weapon and to only use the dagger as a last resort, and Milla immediately begins working on one. Ridley pretends to be asleep during this exchange.

The party, now significantly poorer due to the cost of resurrecting Milla, decides to go after the bandits in the hopes of recovering some of Ridley's 5,000 gold pieces. Ridley is not especially enthusiastic about this plan and wants to forget about his money, but Kika is keen and suggests using him as bait to get access to the bandits' hideout. Ridley casts an illusion to appear roughed up and bound; Kika pretends to have had a change of heart and to want to hand Ridley to the bandits in exchange for a cut of the ransom. Fan and Bose follow, stealthed.

Kika manages to deceive two bandits and they lead her to the hideout. There is a knight outside the hideout, which is unusual. Eventually the knight's purpose is revealed as two Ravenshire guards accompany Jeremy out of the cave to deal with Kika: the bandits have made an alliance with the Ravenshire guard to capture the party. Recognising Kika, the guards immediately point her out and the act is up. Jeremy goes after Ridley with sociopathic fury after being humiliated by him during their previous encounter. Ridley gets ganged up on by the bandits but is healed repeatedly by Kika and Fan, who take out the guards and the knight. Magic Johnson joins the fight, but Fan distracts Jeremy while a severely injured Ridley gets to his feet and runs his foe through with a flame blade, dealing the killing blow. Their leader fallen, the bandits flee.

The party loots the bandit hideout and pockets a bandit map, some - but not all - of Ridley's gold, some magic items and some potions. Fan loots all their fallen enemies' swords, bows and shields to sell. They return to Faelan's hut. Ridley takes a bath. Fan polishes her new plate armor, looted from the knight. Kika sleeps. Milla works on designing her ranged weapon. Ridley assists her after his bath, and they rest for the night.