
The immensely powerful Kevdak manhandles Grog until he is a barely conscious bloody pulp. But when Kevdak threatens Pike, Grog remembers Earthbreaker Groon's voice asking him "Where does your strength come from?" Grog rages, his muscles growing back to normal, and attacks Kevdak again, but Kevdak activates the Titanstone Knuckles, roughly doubling in size.

The Herd attacks them as well, easily defeating them, and Kevdak impales Grog on a spike. The still-weakened Grog attacks recklessly and is being soundly beaten, and as he lies bleeding Pike runs forward to help and is spotted, along with Scanlan and Kaylie. They continue watching from hiding as the fight begins. Hidden behind a crate, Scanlan and Pike are watching in horror, and Kaylie reveals she has followed them. To restore the honor of the Herd, he challenges Kevdak to single combat. He is here to finish what Kevdak started. They see Grog step forward to challenge Kevdak. They admit they've misplaced the other three party members, and Allura casts a spell to learn they are alive and in Westruun. The party arrives, learning that their trip to the Fey Realm, while it was only three days to them, has been three weeks in Exandria. Keeping up the cloaking spell is growing taxing. Lady Kima, Allura, Cassandra, Shaun Gilmore, and Keeper Yennen are meeting in the castle. Vax notices paw prints that abruptly disappear, and when he holds out his hand, it goes through a dome of magic hiding the city from sight.

Keyleth is puzzled because they don't see Whitestone, but Percy assures her they're in the right valley. On a deserted hillside at night, a portal opens and Keyleth, Vax, Vex, and Percival step through.
