"The ritual begins," came the command.
Estelle's Shadow Dragon Flute resonated, as the Shadow Giant Dragon coalesced once more, opening its vast maw to swallow one gnoll corpse after another, essentially utilizing the Shadow Drag feature.
Yet, in the eyes of the gnolls, the bodies of these fallen comrades were bestowed with the supreme honor of merging with the soul of the Giant Dragon.
These gnolls had been utterly dominated by Gaven, so much so that even the value of their deaths had been thoroughly extracted.
After calming the gnolls at Weizemay New Village, Gaven hurried back to Weizemay Manor. Upon seeing Estelle, he impatiently asked, "Where is this Unknown Door you spoke of?"
"It's deep within the wine cellar." Estelle led Gaven straight to the depths of the manor's wine cellar, where a cyan-gray door stood tall on the wall.
