Namfoodle, Angar and DC, having escaped the Darklands, part ways with Luch Sandborn, Onus, Gerrin and the Drow researchers from Korvosa's Academae, Thrune and Tareth. In doing so, they claim the deed to The Wise Dragon with the hint that a powerful artifact is hidden there. Upon arriving, the group meets Mak'lae a recent escapee from a number of experiments within the Academae. The salutations are soon interrupted by the intrusion of several Red Mantis Assassins. The team unites for the first time to defend their new home from the assassins. Namfoodle reclaims the Chalice he took from the First World and the group begins renovations on The Wise Dragon Inn.