A bluff and a losing hand

Never have I felt so helpless. I had just gotten myself tangled in the webs when looking up, a Spider with the torso of a dark elf towered above me; he foot placed upon my chest. Maladie was her name and she seemed pretty hungry...for elf.
 
Sillia and Bari tried talking to her but I felt that the spider lady was just toying with them. I don't know what Vaso was doing exactly at the time but I do believe he had gone a little mad.
 
As they talked, we learnt that we were in (or more like above) the city of Solenta, in the gloomwoods, ruled by a certain Regant Feyral; a city of driders and elves. And here the orcs seem to have magic...and they seem to call our lands the "songlands" and they don't know what Orchestrai is...we really are lost.
 
The spider lady told her hord of spiders to attack. We fought them off as best as we could; there were spiders everywhere. Ezra was covered in them and each of us were surrounded. We hacked and slashed, crushed and killed every spider in sight...meanwhile Lady Sillia and Master Bari continued talked to the drider! Talking!
 
This fight did not go well. During the fight, I promised myself that I would teach the guards a trick or two for they keep breaking their volantes; their skill is left wanting. To make matters worse, Bari was downed in the fight and Brio borrowed his magnificent volante...only to break some of the thorns. I would not like to be Brio when Bari wakes up!
 
And we lost Lumi. There was nothing I could do. She was dead before she hit the floor. And Ezra...Ezra tried to kill the guy I was trying to save!! What is her problem! This is the second time she has attacked someone helpless. I had no time to react, but I will have words with her!
 
Now to speak of the magic. The thing I currently fear the most is the magic of my own companions. There were two huge explosions, one almost hitting Niramia, the other almost hitting Sillia. Vaso seems to have little control over his aim and it is only time before someone gets hit (again).
 
Then there was a small instance...where I thought we ere back in out world...but it was a waking dream.
 
Next thing I know, a third explosion hits...Vaso. He lost a hand. Afterwards, he told me of a vision he had, of a tall man pouring shadow magic into a huge red crystal.
 
At least the explosions weakened the spider lady and we were able to kill her, and the dark elf, Sinta, lived. He was able to give us a lot of information...he even mentioned Vunumbra. They others had never heard his name...I stayed silent.
 
He told us that West we would find orcs, and south Vunumbra. I suggested we go west. Sillia wanted to go south and so we are going south...south to our deaths.