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Fenton and Harlowe commence their secret attack to overturn the king and his cohorts as Queen Darphina prepares her mind and heart for the final battle.

Lady Darphina faces her coldest hour as she plans for an escape from the castle walls. As she is about to make her escape, an unexpected guest secretly enters her bedroom chambers, bearing glad tidings.

King Magnus reunites Archen before Darphina, revealing a most horrid truth to the queen regarding her son's current state. Darphina releases an internal dam that has long waited for the proper moment to burst.

Without Amos, the three push on in their search to find and rescue Archen. Harlowe remembers a secret tunnel into the castle, but finding their way to the other side proves more challenging than they expected.

Amos, Harlowe, Fenton, and Horse sneak through the disturbing city grounds to find a secret entrance towards the dungeons. But not without a struggle.

Archen gets a terrible welcome to his new dungeon cell. He acts fast, managing an escape attempt with a sampling he has on him of the Diamond Fracture Ore. To Archen's dismay, it mixes with another deadly substance.

Fenton and Lough reunite, and Lough reveals profound memories that have returned to him. Fenton, Amos, and Lough talk about finding Archen, debating if Lough has the energy to join them.

Amos, Horse, and Fenton escape to find Archen. When Fenton arrives he is shocked to find Archen is absent from his post, leaving Lough pale, cold and without care. As Fenton mourns his friend's state and his own selfish impulses, an unexpected return revives hope.

Archen awakens after a blast from the Tavern fire knocks him unconcious. Horror overcomes him as he finds evidence of Fenton's death. But Archen is allowed no time to mourn when a Sun Dial unexpectedly approaches.

Fenton wakes up in an unfamiliar home. As two young girls tend to his wounds, Fenton learns that they are the children of his new friend Amos. When Amos comes home, to their relief, Fenton is informed about new tactics and old weapons his father is willing to use and to just what lengths he will go to just to find Fenton.

Fenton sneaks away with Horse for a night of freedom. At the tavern he not only meets an unexpected friend, but has one too many ales- all while inciting the crowd to rise together against the king.

The King's paranoia and unbridled suspicions lead him to draw fiery conclusions about Darphina's loyalties and his son's whereabouts.

The breakfast table drama continues as Lady Darphina seeks to divert the king's fierce dig for truth. But the tiring mental games are just the beginning of the Queen's troubles.

Lady Darphina plays along with King Magnus' terrifying mind games at breakfast. But he reveals a secret weapon certain to cripple her defenses.

Lady Darphina reveals the nature of the King's secret to her loyal servant Mrs. Dagmer. The Queen devises a plan for Mrs. Dagmer to follow through on durng the Queen's unexpected breakfast with King Magnus. As The Lady prepares herself to enter the dining hall, a terrible realization comes over her.

Lady Darphina leaves Fenton in Archen's care. On her secret return into the Castle though, she has two daunting encounters. One with scheming daughter Eloisa, and one with the highly suspicious King Magnus.

Lady Darphina escapes with Fenton to Archen's home. Two life-changing surprises meet him there.

Lady Darphina overhears the King's new, horrific plans. 

After days of being in a deep depression, over the loss of his best friend and his favorite servant, Fenton finally opens up to his mother. The two share their darkest thoughts, but such truths only bond their love for one another more solidly than ever before.

Lady Darphina releases her sorrows onto her loyal servant Mrs. Dagmer. Mrs. Dagmer bestows a solemn oath to her Ladyship. Little Pythe reveals the horrors of her father's recent actions to her mother which stirs a fire in the Lady, ready to consume.