On the first day of the Fairwood Festival, Windy attends Darris the Centaur-Bard’s storytelling session about the Winged Isle. Darris captivates the audience with tales of mystery and intrigue, but the atmosphere takes a dark turn when Windy witnesses pirates mistreating a slave boy.

Braden wakes up to find a hurried note from Rayen, mentioning her unexpected trip out of town. Puzzled, he checks his emails and comes across a suspicious message with the subject line indicating that Daniella has been kidnapped. Intrigued and concerned, he opens the email to find a video showing an unconscious Daniella tied to…