Brothers Save Orion As Mother Dissolves Into Light

“The party opened under the Glowering Moon facing their transformed mother, a chained four-winged angel who dissolved into golden motes after Darren pried her muzzle open just enough for her to whisper 'be good.' The brothers followed the motes across the city to a Moon Gold household, where they spotted Killian's replacement loading a carriage — suggesting a deal had been cut with Malak that bypassed the party entirely. Outside the city walls, Darren and Deacon hunted tincture ingredients in the fog, ripping the head off a nightshade creature before Deacon sliced the flower free as it dragged Darren over a cliff edge. Back in the city, Azquireth had a charged confrontation with Obarn over pride and purpose, then the party reunited to visit a critically ill Orion — his curse feeding on his own healing energy — and used the remove-curse potion to pull him back from death's door.”