1 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,820 Francesca Harn: Welcome to Rolling Solo, where I follow the journey of Francesca, 2 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:15,800 Francesca Harn: a tiefling bard, as I learn to play D&D one roll at a time. 3 00:00:20,278 --> 00:00:20,879 Francesca Harn: Last time. 4 00:00:20,879 --> 00:00:22,318 Francesca Harn: The night after the battle at 5 00:00:22,318 --> 00:00:24,318 Francesca Harn: South Pier, Francesca slipped 6 00:00:24,318 --> 00:00:25,599 Francesca Harn: through the fog of Droslov's 7 00:00:25,599 --> 00:00:27,618 Francesca Harn: Gate to meet her old ally, 8 00:00:27,618 --> 00:00:29,158 Francesca Harn: Whistle Korrin. 9 00:00:29,158 --> 00:00:32,798 Francesca Harn: But the silver card she carried brought more than questions. 10 00:00:32,798 --> 00:00:34,418 Francesca Harn: It brought prophecy. 11 00:00:34,418 --> 00:00:38,378 Francesca Harn: In her dreams, three symbols revealed fragments of her past, 12 00:00:38,378 --> 00:00:42,719 Francesca Harn: her fractured present, and a future she cannot yet escape. 13 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:46,439 Francesca Harn: Now, as dawn breaks and the city stirs, shadows gather. 14 00:00:46,439 --> 00:00:48,719 Francesca Harn: At Whistle's workshop door. 15 00:00:48,719 --> 00:00:50,959 Francesca Harn: An old enemy has returned. 16 00:00:50,959 --> 00:00:54,158 Francesca Harn: And the game of fate has only just begun. 17 00:00:56,395 --> 00:01:00,274 Francesca Harn: The last glow of Whistle's, candle dies, leaving only the 18 00:01:00,274 --> 00:01:02,914 Francesca Harn: scent of hot wax and oil. 19 00:01:02,914 --> 00:01:05,795 Francesca Harn: The red cloaked captain's silhouette lingers in the 20 00:01:05,795 --> 00:01:08,435 Francesca Harn: doorway, framed by fog. 21 00:01:08,435 --> 00:01:12,655 Francesca Harn: His blade hums with a faint crimson light, the only thing 22 00:01:12,655 --> 00:01:15,355 Francesca Harn: illuminating the workshop. 23 00:01:15,355 --> 00:01:19,515 Francesca Harn: "You should have finished the job, lady Valcere." 24 00:01:19,515 --> 00:01:22,314 Francesca Harn: Whistle's breathing quickens, somewhere to your left. 25 00:01:22,314 --> 00:01:25,275 Francesca Harn: You hear the faint clink of tools as his hand searches 26 00:01:25,275 --> 00:01:26,995 Francesca Harn: blindly for a weapon. 27 00:01:26,995 --> 00:01:28,594 Francesca Harn: The captain takes one careful 28 00:01:28,594 --> 00:01:30,754 Francesca Harn: step forward, boots scraping on 29 00:01:30,754 --> 00:01:31,834 Francesca Harn: stone. 30 00:01:31,834 --> 00:01:34,275 Francesca Harn: You can hear free heartbeats, 31 00:01:34,275 --> 00:01:38,474 Francesca Harn: his whistles your own, and the 32 00:01:38,474 --> 00:01:40,174 Francesca Harn: broken tick of your pocket 33 00:01:40,174 --> 00:01:40,715 Francesca Harn: watch. 34 00:01:40,715 --> 00:01:42,855 Francesca Harn: What does Francesca do in that 35 00:01:42,855 --> 00:01:44,555 Francesca Harn: heartbeat of darkness before 36 00:01:44,555 --> 00:01:46,754 Francesca Harn: everything erupts? 37 00:01:46,754 --> 00:01:51,515 Francesca Harn: Attack first, deceive, command, whistle or use magic. 38 00:01:52,674 --> 00:01:55,875 Francesca Harn: Okay, I didn't want to put myself in this situation, but 39 00:01:55,875 --> 00:01:58,075 Francesca Harn: nevertheless, that's what fate has given me. 40 00:01:58,075 --> 00:02:01,635 Francesca Harn: So attacking first I could use my rapier, or I could use a 41 00:02:01,635 --> 00:02:06,674 Francesca Harn: spell deceiving I think is just gone as an option. 42 00:02:06,674 --> 00:02:08,835 Francesca Harn: Because when you think back to that's what I originally tried 43 00:02:08,835 --> 00:02:12,514 Francesca Harn: to do at the end of the last episode, and he knows it's me, 44 00:02:12,514 --> 00:02:14,155 Francesca Harn: so there's no point in that. 45 00:02:14,155 --> 00:02:16,655 Francesca Harn: Commanding whistle yes, because 46 00:02:16,655 --> 00:02:17,955 Francesca Harn: I don't want him to kind of get 47 00:02:17,955 --> 00:02:20,974 Francesca Harn: hurt or to cause me to get hurt 48 00:02:20,974 --> 00:02:24,115 Francesca Harn: So I'm thinking I want to attack 49 00:02:24,115 --> 00:02:25,094 Francesca Harn: first. 50 00:02:25,094 --> 00:02:28,294 Francesca Harn: I'm not sure whether my rapier or my spell. 51 00:02:28,294 --> 00:02:32,254 Francesca Harn: So what I'm going to have to do is look at my spell sheet. 52 00:02:32,254 --> 00:02:38,534 Francesca Harn: Okay, so yeah, looking at my spell sheets, I'm thinking of 53 00:02:38,534 --> 00:02:40,094 Francesca Harn: combining two different things. 54 00:02:40,094 --> 00:02:43,835 Francesca Harn: I'm going to go for my good old, message spell, which allows me 55 00:02:43,835 --> 00:02:46,275 Francesca Harn: to whisper a message to a creature Within range. 56 00:02:46,275 --> 00:02:49,034 Francesca Harn: So I will whisper a quick message to whistle, telling him 57 00:02:49,034 --> 00:02:51,495 Francesca Harn: basically just to scatter to disappear, to hide. 58 00:02:51,495 --> 00:02:52,014 Francesca Harn: Whatever. 59 00:02:52,014 --> 00:02:52,974 Francesca Harn: Get out there. 60 00:02:52,974 --> 00:02:55,014 Francesca Harn: I don't want him hurt, but I also don't want him in the way 61 00:02:55,014 --> 00:02:55,895 Francesca Harn: and causing me trouble. 62 00:02:55,895 --> 00:02:57,215 Francesca Harn: So we'll deal with that. 63 00:02:57,215 --> 00:03:00,875 Francesca Harn: That should be a really quick thing I would then Follow that 64 00:03:00,875 --> 00:03:03,594 Francesca Harn: with a quick, firebolt. 65 00:03:03,594 --> 00:03:04,814 Francesca Harn: let's just go all in. 66 00:03:04,814 --> 00:03:08,414 Francesca Harn: It's a range spell so I can do that from where I am. 67 00:03:08,414 --> 00:03:11,534 Francesca Harn: One, d10 fire damage. 68 00:03:11,534 --> 00:03:12,735 Francesca Harn: Okay. 69 00:03:12,735 --> 00:03:14,175 Francesca Harn: What order should I do that in, though? 70 00:03:14,175 --> 00:03:15,534 Francesca Harn: Maybe I should do the Firebolt 71 00:03:15,534 --> 00:03:17,775 Francesca Harn: first and then whisper the 72 00:03:17,775 --> 00:03:19,375 Francesca Harn: message So, like, while the 73 00:03:19,375 --> 00:03:20,935 Francesca Harn: captain's dealing with my 74 00:03:20,935 --> 00:03:22,694 Francesca Harn: attack, whether he's defending 75 00:03:22,694 --> 00:03:24,715 Francesca Harn: or you know, on fire, whistle 76 00:03:24,715 --> 00:03:25,555 Francesca Harn: can then use that chance to 77 00:03:25,555 --> 00:03:25,995 Francesca Harn: escape. 78 00:03:25,995 --> 00:03:28,354 Francesca Harn: So I think I'm going to reverse what I originally said. 79 00:03:28,354 --> 00:03:29,615 Francesca Harn: And we're going to go with 80 00:03:29,615 --> 00:03:32,514 Francesca Harn: Firebolt followed by a message 81 00:03:32,514 --> 00:03:33,354 Francesca Harn: spell. 82 00:03:33,354 --> 00:03:34,754 Francesca Harn: Let's see if that works. 83 00:03:36,195 --> 00:03:38,515 Francesca Harn: You raise your free hand. 84 00:03:38,515 --> 00:03:41,955 Francesca Harn: Infernal words curl off your tongue like smoke. 85 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:45,475 Francesca Harn: The rune etched blade flickers brighter, but you're faster. 86 00:03:45,475 --> 00:03:48,156 Francesca Harn: "Ignis anima mea!" A burst of 87 00:03:48,156 --> 00:03:49,355 Francesca Harn: fire streaks across the 88 00:03:49,355 --> 00:03:50,075 Francesca Harn: workshop. 89 00:03:50,075 --> 00:03:51,675 Francesca Harn: The crack of heat and magic. 90 00:03:51,675 --> 00:03:53,635 Francesca Harn: Splitting the dark. 91 00:03:53,635 --> 00:03:54,075 Francesca Harn: Attack! 92 00:03:54,075 --> 00:03:54,475 Francesca Harn: Roll. 93 00:03:54,475 --> 00:03:57,716 Francesca Harn: Firebolt plus six to hit one d10 to fire. 94 00:03:57,716 --> 00:03:59,235 Francesca Harn: Damage if it lands. 95 00:03:59,235 --> 00:04:01,096 Francesca Harn: Roll your d20 for the first 96 00:04:01,096 --> 00:04:03,616 Francesca Harn: Firebolt attack and your one d10 97 00:04:03,616 --> 00:04:05,156 Francesca Harn: for damage. 98 00:04:05,156 --> 00:04:07,836 Francesca Harn: Okay, then let's make our first roles of the game. 99 00:04:07,836 --> 00:04:09,915 Francesca Harn: So we'll do the d20 to see if, 100 00:04:09,915 --> 00:04:10,795 Francesca Harn: first of all, if the attack 101 00:04:10,795 --> 00:04:12,436 Francesca Harn: lands. 102 00:04:12,436 --> 00:04:17,115 Francesca Harn: Oh natural twenty. 103 00:04:17,115 --> 00:04:20,076 Francesca Harn: That's the second time in this campaign that that's happened. 104 00:04:20,076 --> 00:04:21,915 Francesca Harn: So I'm well chuffed. 105 00:04:21,915 --> 00:04:24,355 Francesca Harn: Okay, so we've got natural twenty there and then we need to 106 00:04:24,355 --> 00:04:28,435 Francesca Harn: roll my d10 for damage. 107 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:31,276 Francesca Harn: Now I'm really not very well versed on my dice yet. 108 00:04:31,276 --> 00:04:34,235 Francesca Harn: It takes me a while to figure it out which one is which. 109 00:04:34,235 --> 00:04:36,475 Francesca Harn: So the D10 is that one isn't it? 110 00:04:36,475 --> 00:04:38,036 Francesca Harn: It's the same as the percentile one. 111 00:04:38,036 --> 00:04:38,475 Francesca Harn: Yes. 112 00:04:38,475 --> 00:04:40,315 Francesca Harn: Okay, let's see what damage we get. 113 00:04:40,315 --> 00:04:41,235 Francesca Harn: Come on. 114 00:04:42,475 --> 00:04:44,415 Francesca Harn: Eight again I'm chuffed with that. 115 00:04:44,415 --> 00:04:45,615 Francesca Harn: I'm well pleased. 116 00:04:45,615 --> 00:04:45,935 Francesca Harn: Okay. 117 00:04:45,935 --> 00:04:48,615 Francesca Harn: Let's pop that in and see what that means in real money. 118 00:04:48,615 --> 00:04:49,576 Francesca Harn: Critical hit. 119 00:04:49,576 --> 00:04:51,295 Francesca Harn: Natural twenty means double damage. 120 00:04:51,295 --> 00:04:51,975 Francesca Harn: Dice. 121 00:04:51,975 --> 00:04:52,855 Francesca Harn: So sixteen. 122 00:04:52,855 --> 00:04:53,815 Francesca Harn: Fire damage. 123 00:04:53,815 --> 00:04:56,175 Francesca Harn: A devastating strike. 124 00:04:56,175 --> 00:04:57,896 Francesca Harn: The world erupts. 125 00:04:57,896 --> 00:04:59,815 Francesca Harn: Your Firebolt slams directly 126 00:04:59,815 --> 00:05:01,696 Francesca Harn: into the captain's chest, the 127 00:05:01,696 --> 00:05:03,536 Francesca Harn: impact flaring with blinding 128 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:04,295 Francesca Harn: light. 129 00:05:04,295 --> 00:05:07,776 Francesca Harn: His gray cloak ignites, runes across his blade, flaring 130 00:05:07,776 --> 00:05:10,096 Francesca Harn: crimson before sputtering out. 131 00:05:10,096 --> 00:05:12,536 Francesca Harn: The blast throws him backward into the doorway. 132 00:05:12,536 --> 00:05:16,975 Francesca Harn: He hits the stone frame with a dull crack for a heartbeat. 133 00:05:16,975 --> 00:05:20,396 Francesca Harn: The entire alley beyond is illuminated in molten gold 134 00:05:20,396 --> 00:05:24,216 Francesca Harn: smoke, curling through the doorway as his coat burns. 135 00:05:24,216 --> 00:05:26,295 Francesca Harn: He staggers, coughing, teeth 136 00:05:26,295 --> 00:05:28,216 Francesca Harn: bared, one hand still clutching 137 00:05:28,216 --> 00:05:29,336 Francesca Harn: his sword. 138 00:05:29,336 --> 00:05:31,096 Francesca Harn: The rune etched steel shrieks 139 00:05:31,096 --> 00:05:32,615 Francesca Harn: with power, trying to rebuild 140 00:05:32,615 --> 00:05:34,675 Francesca Harn: itself, flickering like a dying 141 00:05:34,675 --> 00:05:35,855 Francesca Harn: flame. 142 00:05:35,855 --> 00:05:37,995 Francesca Harn: Francesca's voice follows low, 143 00:05:37,995 --> 00:05:39,295 Francesca Harn: urgent cutting through the 144 00:05:39,295 --> 00:05:40,415 Francesca Harn: smoke. 145 00:05:40,415 --> 00:05:44,456 Francesca Harn: "Whistle. Go find Seraphine. Don't come back here." 146 00:05:44,456 --> 00:05:45,255 Francesca Harn: The gnomes answer 147 00:05:45,255 --> 00:05:47,615 Francesca Harn: is a hissed. "Don't have to tell me twice." 148 00:05:47,615 --> 00:05:48,735 Francesca Harn: And the sound of a back 149 00:05:48,735 --> 00:05:50,815 Francesca Harn: hatch slamming open. You catch the 150 00:05:50,815 --> 00:05:53,576 Francesca Harn: glint of his goggles vanishing into the alley. The 151 00:05:53,576 --> 00:05:56,336 Francesca Harn: captain scorched and half collapsed, raises 152 00:05:56,336 --> 00:05:57,896 Francesca Harn: his head. His voice 153 00:05:57,896 --> 00:05:58,136 Francesca Harn: is 154 00:05:58,136 --> 00:06:04,336 Francesca Harn: ragged, but still carries command. "You carry her fire just like they said." 155 00:06:04,336 --> 00:06:07,495 Francesca Harn: He forces himself to one knee blade, trembling 156 00:06:07,495 --> 00:06:10,495 Francesca Harn: as the runes reignite faintly, crimson and gold 157 00:06:10,495 --> 00:06:13,735 Francesca Harn: swirling together in unstable light. You 158 00:06:13,735 --> 00:06:14,935 Francesca Harn: can feel the magic in 159 00:06:14,935 --> 00:06:16,415 Francesca Harn: the air straining. The 160 00:06:16,415 --> 00:06:17,656 Francesca Harn: next move will define 161 00:06:17,656 --> 00:06:18,175 Francesca Harn: what happens 162 00:06:18,175 --> 00:06:21,656 Francesca Harn: when the flames die down. What does Francesca do? 163 00:06:21,656 --> 00:06:25,175 Francesca Harn: Finish him. Interrogate or flee. 164 00:06:27,730 --> 00:06:29,449 Francesca Harn: Now I know probably the nicer 165 00:06:29,449 --> 00:06:30,389 Francesca Harn: thing to do would be to 166 00:06:30,389 --> 00:06:31,730 Francesca Harn: interrogate him and to get 167 00:06:31,730 --> 00:06:32,769 Francesca Harn: answers. 168 00:06:32,769 --> 00:06:35,170 Francesca Harn: I also feel like Francesca is quite vengeful at the moment, 169 00:06:35,170 --> 00:06:38,209 Francesca Harn: and she was really unsettled by the fact that someone knew her 170 00:06:38,209 --> 00:06:41,529 Francesca Harn: secret identity, knew her past, which she has tried to escape 171 00:06:41,529 --> 00:06:42,930 Francesca Harn: and to hide from that. 172 00:06:42,930 --> 00:06:44,370 Francesca Harn: that she's part of this noble 173 00:06:44,370 --> 00:06:46,129 Francesca Harn: family who she has distanced 174 00:06:46,129 --> 00:06:47,129 Francesca Harn: herself from. 175 00:06:47,129 --> 00:06:49,089 Francesca Harn: We don't know exactly the 176 00:06:49,089 --> 00:06:50,089 Francesca Harn: reasons behind that at the 177 00:06:50,089 --> 00:06:51,529 Francesca Harn: moment, but we know that there 178 00:06:51,529 --> 00:06:53,490 Francesca Harn: was probably something major 179 00:06:53,490 --> 00:06:54,490 Francesca Harn: behind it. 180 00:06:54,490 --> 00:06:57,810 Francesca Harn: He is hinting that he knows more about that than she does. 181 00:06:57,810 --> 00:06:59,329 Francesca Harn: So interrogating him would be 182 00:06:59,329 --> 00:07:01,209 Francesca Harn: wise in that she could seek out 183 00:07:01,209 --> 00:07:02,290 Francesca Harn: those answers. 184 00:07:02,290 --> 00:07:04,689 Francesca Harn: But I don't know if she would be thinking rationally right now. 185 00:07:04,689 --> 00:07:07,129 Francesca Harn: Would she not just kind of act in anger and want to just finish 186 00:07:07,129 --> 00:07:10,410 Francesca Harn: him off before he can tell anyone else what he knows? 187 00:07:10,410 --> 00:07:11,889 Francesca Harn: Fleeing wouldn't be a good idea. 188 00:07:11,889 --> 00:07:13,769 Francesca Harn: I don't think I need to find out more. 189 00:07:13,769 --> 00:07:14,970 Francesca Harn: Or finish him. 190 00:07:14,970 --> 00:07:17,170 Francesca Harn: What should I do? 191 00:07:17,170 --> 00:07:18,329 Francesca Harn: I stay true to Francesca's 192 00:07:18,329 --> 00:07:19,410 Francesca Harn: ideals and that she would 193 00:07:19,410 --> 00:07:20,449 Francesca Harn: interrogate rather than just 194 00:07:20,449 --> 00:07:21,529 Francesca Harn: killing outright. 195 00:07:21,529 --> 00:07:23,089 Francesca Harn: Or do I stay true to where her 196 00:07:23,089 --> 00:07:24,529 Francesca Harn: character is emotionally, which 197 00:07:24,529 --> 00:07:26,949 Francesca Harn: is frustrated and heightened and 198 00:07:26,949 --> 00:07:28,529 Francesca Harn: vengeful? 199 00:07:28,529 --> 00:07:29,930 Francesca Harn: I'm going to stay true to the emotion. 200 00:07:29,930 --> 00:07:33,490 Francesca Harn: I think we're going to finish him strike before he recovers. 201 00:07:33,490 --> 00:07:35,410 Francesca Harn: You move like a blade. 202 00:07:35,410 --> 00:07:38,329 Francesca Harn: No mercy, no second chances. 203 00:07:38,329 --> 00:07:40,329 Francesca Harn: Roll one d20 for your rapier. 204 00:07:40,329 --> 00:07:40,649 Francesca Harn: Attack. 205 00:07:40,649 --> 00:07:44,889 Francesca Harn: Can add five If it hits, roll one d8 plus three for damage. 206 00:07:44,889 --> 00:07:46,610 Francesca Harn: Okay, time for some more rolling. 207 00:07:46,610 --> 00:07:47,689 Francesca Harn: So we're on. 208 00:07:47,689 --> 00:07:48,889 Francesca Harn: We're on a roll. 209 00:07:48,889 --> 00:07:50,810 Francesca Harn: Get it with the d20. 210 00:07:50,810 --> 00:07:52,250 Francesca Harn: But I think I've just jinxed that. 211 00:07:52,250 --> 00:07:53,290 Francesca Harn: So let's see. 212 00:07:54,889 --> 00:07:55,250 Francesca Harn: You know what? 213 00:07:55,250 --> 00:07:56,649 Francesca Harn: That's not bad fourteen okay. 214 00:07:56,649 --> 00:07:59,129 Francesca Harn: So we've got the fourteen plus the five. 215 00:07:59,129 --> 00:08:01,649 Francesca Harn: So let me type that in before I forget. 216 00:08:01,649 --> 00:08:04,170 Francesca Harn: And then we need to roll my D8. 217 00:08:04,170 --> 00:08:07,370 Francesca Harn: So that is which one is that. 218 00:08:07,370 --> 00:08:07,569 Francesca Harn: Not. 219 00:08:07,569 --> 00:08:09,170 Francesca Harn: That's that's the d10. 220 00:08:09,170 --> 00:08:11,129 Francesca Harn: That's the d12. 221 00:08:11,129 --> 00:08:12,170 Francesca Harn: That's the d8. 222 00:08:12,170 --> 00:08:12,730 Francesca Harn: Got it. 223 00:08:12,730 --> 00:08:13,250 Francesca Harn: Okay. 224 00:08:13,250 --> 00:08:19,610 Francesca Harn: So uh d8 for damage four so not great but I get the plus three. 225 00:08:19,610 --> 00:08:22,810 Francesca Harn: So let's pop that in and see where we get. 226 00:08:22,810 --> 00:08:25,009 Francesca Harn: No witnesses. 227 00:08:25,009 --> 00:08:28,550 Francesca Harn: The captain tries to rise, one hand braced on his scorched 228 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:31,449 Francesca Harn: knee, the other clutching that flickering rune blade. 229 00:08:31,449 --> 00:08:33,169 Francesca Harn: But you're already moving. 230 00:08:33,169 --> 00:08:34,990 Francesca Harn: Your rapier flashes in the smoky 231 00:08:34,990 --> 00:08:36,529 Francesca Harn: half light, driving straight 232 00:08:36,529 --> 00:08:37,690 Francesca Harn: through the weak point beneath 233 00:08:37,690 --> 00:08:38,730 Francesca Harn: his ribs. 234 00:08:38,730 --> 00:08:40,610 Francesca Harn: The blade bites deep, and his 235 00:08:40,610 --> 00:08:42,049 Francesca Harn: breath leaves him in a choked 236 00:08:42,049 --> 00:08:42,809 Francesca Harn: gasp. 237 00:08:42,809 --> 00:08:44,809 Francesca Harn: More shock than pain. 238 00:08:44,809 --> 00:08:48,809 Francesca Harn: His sword clatters to the floor, its rune flaring once and then 239 00:08:48,809 --> 00:08:51,169 Francesca Harn: dying with a hollow hiss. 240 00:08:51,169 --> 00:08:53,110 Francesca Harn: He collapses forward onto you, 241 00:08:53,110 --> 00:08:54,690 Francesca Harn: gripping your arm with a blood 242 00:08:54,690 --> 00:08:56,009 Francesca Harn: slick hand. 243 00:08:56,009 --> 00:08:59,929 Francesca Harn: His eyes pale gold now, not the icy blue you remember. 244 00:08:59,929 --> 00:09:01,850 Francesca Harn: Fix on yours. 245 00:09:01,850 --> 00:09:04,529 Francesca Harn: "You think this ends with me?" 246 00:09:04,529 --> 00:09:06,970 Francesca Harn: He rasps, voice thin as air, 247 00:09:06,970 --> 00:09:15,409 Francesca Harn: "but you bear her mark, Francesca. The fire a song. She'll come for you herself." 248 00:09:15,409 --> 00:09:15,850 Francesca Harn: His 249 00:09:15,850 --> 00:09:18,049 Francesca Harn: hand slips one final 250 00:09:18,049 --> 00:09:20,330 Francesca Harn: shudder. And he still the 251 00:09:20,330 --> 00:09:21,889 Francesca Harn: hum of the silver card against 252 00:09:21,889 --> 00:09:27,330 Francesca Harn: your chest fades to silence. The alley outside is eerily quiet. You 253 00:09:27,330 --> 00:09:28,169 Francesca Harn: can hear distant 254 00:09:28,169 --> 00:09:31,250 Francesca Harn: bells. Dawn. Proper whistle is gone. 255 00:09:31,250 --> 00:09:33,009 Francesca Harn: Séraphine will soon know. And 256 00:09:33,009 --> 00:09:33,129 Francesca Harn: the 257 00:09:33,129 --> 00:09:34,129 Francesca Harn: city will wake to 258 00:09:34,129 --> 00:09:34,889 Francesca Harn: a corpse that should 259 00:09:34,889 --> 00:09:39,649 Francesca Harn: have been dead twice already. The sword's runes flicker weakly one last 260 00:09:39,649 --> 00:09:41,210 Francesca Harn: time, then fade, 261 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:44,649 Francesca Harn: leaving only a faint pattern burned into the wood. A 262 00:09:44,649 --> 00:09:49,610 Francesca Harn: spiral ringed with thirteen glyphs. The silence after violence 263 00:09:49,610 --> 00:09:52,490 Francesca Harn: is always the loudest. Smoke curls 264 00:09:52,490 --> 00:09:55,070 Francesca Harn: lazily from the ruined door frame. The tang 265 00:09:55,070 --> 00:09:57,289 Francesca Harn: of scorched metal and blood hanging thick in 266 00:09:57,289 --> 00:10:02,350 Francesca Harn: the air. Francesca kneels beside the fallen captain, her breath still quick, 267 00:10:02,350 --> 00:10:03,769 Francesca Harn: every sense sharp as 268 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:06,470 Francesca Harn: glass. She starts her search, 269 00:10:06,470 --> 00:10:10,090 Francesca Harn: hands efficient, practiced but wary. 270 00:10:10,090 --> 00:10:10,529 Francesca Harn: Inside 271 00:10:10,529 --> 00:10:13,570 Francesca Harn: his coat she finds a small leather satchel stamped 272 00:10:13,570 --> 00:10:14,690 Francesca Harn: with the sigil of the city 273 00:10:14,690 --> 00:10:16,049 Francesca Harn: guard, though the seal 274 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:18,769 Francesca Harn: has been burned half away inside 275 00:10:18,769 --> 00:10:20,490 Francesca Harn: a list of names, the ink 276 00:10:20,490 --> 00:10:22,190 Francesca Harn: smudged but legible enough for two 277 00:10:22,190 --> 00:10:25,330 Francesca Harn: to stand out. Whistle, Corinne and 278 00:10:25,330 --> 00:10:28,870 Francesca Harn: Séraphine Elane a black iron ring, 279 00:10:28,870 --> 00:10:29,210 Francesca Harn: its 280 00:10:29,210 --> 00:10:32,649 Francesca Harn: surface carved with twisting lines that almost move when she 281 00:10:32,649 --> 00:10:36,950 Francesca Harn: stares too long. It's heavy, too warm. As if it 282 00:10:36,950 --> 00:10:38,929 Francesca Harn: remembers magic. And 283 00:10:38,929 --> 00:10:40,409 Francesca Harn: beneath his breastplate, pressed 284 00:10:40,409 --> 00:10:42,250 Francesca Harn: against his skin. A folded 285 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:45,929 Francesca Harn: letter sealed with wax bearing a Valcere crest. 286 00:10:45,929 --> 00:10:50,049 Francesca Harn: Her family's crest. But the color is wrong. Black, not 287 00:10:50,049 --> 00:10:51,730 Francesca Harn: gold. The blade 288 00:10:51,730 --> 00:10:54,049 Francesca Harn: beside him hums faintly, runes 289 00:10:54,049 --> 00:10:55,049 Francesca Harn: whispering along its 290 00:10:55,049 --> 00:10:58,350 Francesca Harn: surface like breath. Its crimson light has dulled to 291 00:10:58,350 --> 00:10:59,929 Francesca Harn: amber, but it pulses 292 00:10:59,929 --> 00:11:03,409 Francesca Harn: faintly once, twice in rhythm with 293 00:11:03,409 --> 00:11:05,690 Francesca Harn: her heartbeat as she reaches 294 00:11:05,690 --> 00:11:07,409 Francesca Harn: toward it. The heat coming off 295 00:11:07,409 --> 00:11:10,049 Francesca Harn: the steel feels familiar. There's 296 00:11:10,049 --> 00:11:10,129 Francesca Harn: a 297 00:11:10,129 --> 00:11:13,070 Francesca Harn: resonance, something deep in her infernal blood that 298 00:11:13,070 --> 00:11:15,750 Francesca Harn: responds. The runes flicker, 299 00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:17,730 Francesca Harn: faint symbols forming just long enough 300 00:11:17,730 --> 00:11:17,909 Francesca Harn: to 301 00:11:17,909 --> 00:11:22,809 Francesca Harn: read 'Bearer of the Song' The whisper isn't heard with her 302 00:11:22,809 --> 00:11:27,049 Francesca Harn: ears. It curls through her chest like a note sustained too 303 00:11:27,049 --> 00:11:31,009 Francesca Harn: long. The air is thick with that hum, the feeling that 304 00:11:31,009 --> 00:11:33,769 Francesca Harn: the sword wants to be touched, but 305 00:11:33,769 --> 00:11:36,490 Francesca Harn: not by anyone else. What does 306 00:11:36,490 --> 00:11:40,970 Francesca Harn: Francesca do? Touch the blade. Pull back. 307 00:11:40,970 --> 00:11:41,169 Francesca Harn: Or 308 00:11:41,169 --> 00:11:42,889 Francesca Harn: use your bardic magic 309 00:11:42,889 --> 00:11:43,570 Francesca Harn: to sense the 310 00:11:43,570 --> 00:11:44,350 Francesca Harn: nature before 311 00:11:44,350 --> 00:11:46,169 Francesca Harn: risking a touch. I think probably 312 00:11:46,169 --> 00:11:47,090 Francesca Harn: the sensible thing would be 313 00:11:47,090 --> 00:11:47,370 Francesca Harn: to be 314 00:11:47,370 --> 00:11:48,509 Francesca Harn: used the bardic magic to 315 00:11:48,509 --> 00:11:50,190 Francesca Harn: try and figure out what the risk 316 00:11:50,190 --> 00:11:52,129 Francesca Harn: is before just touching things. So 317 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:56,769 Francesca Harn: let's do that. Instinct over impulse. Francesca 318 00:11:56,769 --> 00:11:57,509 Francesca Harn: knows power 319 00:11:57,509 --> 00:11:59,629 Francesca Harn: often whispers. Sweetest before 320 00:11:59,629 --> 00:12:01,789 Francesca Harn: it bites you. 321 00:12:01,789 --> 00:12:02,830 Francesca Harn: Steady your breath and let 322 00:12:02,830 --> 00:12:04,509 Francesca Harn: your hand hover just above 323 00:12:04,509 --> 00:12:08,710 Francesca Harn: the hilt. Not touching, not yet. The faint pulse of the sword 324 00:12:08,710 --> 00:12:09,809 Francesca Harn: vibrates through the air 325 00:12:09,809 --> 00:12:11,509 Francesca Harn: like a tuning string on the 326 00:12:11,509 --> 00:12:14,470 Francesca Harn: edge of harmony. Closing your eyes, 327 00:12:14,470 --> 00:12:16,190 Francesca Harn: you call quietly on the currents 328 00:12:16,190 --> 00:12:16,309 Francesca Harn: that 329 00:12:16,309 --> 00:12:20,350 Francesca Harn: have always been your real gift. The song, the rhythm 330 00:12:20,350 --> 00:12:23,190 Francesca Harn: that binds words to power A 331 00:12:23,190 --> 00:12:27,789 Francesca Harn: soft hum builds in your throat. Motes of light shimmer around your fingers. 332 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:28,669 Francesca Harn: As your bardic 333 00:12:28,669 --> 00:12:32,909 Francesca Harn: senses unfurl. The world tightens into vibration 334 00:12:32,909 --> 00:12:35,789 Francesca Harn: and resonance. Every object sings 335 00:12:35,789 --> 00:12:38,350 Francesca Harn: to you faintly. Wood creaks in a 336 00:12:38,350 --> 00:12:41,269 Francesca Harn: low note, iron hums in bass. 337 00:12:41,269 --> 00:12:46,950 Francesca Harn: And the blade, the blade screams. Images suddenly flood your 338 00:12:46,950 --> 00:12:49,450 Francesca Harn: mind a woman in crimson armor, 339 00:12:49,450 --> 00:12:52,789 Francesca Harn: her face hidden by a veil. Voice sharp as a violin 340 00:12:52,789 --> 00:12:54,710 Francesca Harn: string. She stands in front 341 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:56,549 Francesca Harn: of a forge that burns without 342 00:12:56,549 --> 00:13:01,049 Francesca Harn: flame, whispering words into molten metal. Thirteen 343 00:13:01,049 --> 00:13:02,610 Francesca Harn: runes flare as each 344 00:13:02,610 --> 00:13:03,509 Francesca Harn: is hammered into the 345 00:13:03,509 --> 00:13:04,230 Francesca Harn: steel. 346 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:08,309 Francesca Harn: One rune glows brightest, shaped like a spiral. The same 347 00:13:08,309 --> 00:13:12,029 Francesca Harn: symbol now faintly burned into the floorboards. A 348 00:13:12,029 --> 00:13:15,230 Francesca Harn: final echo, a voice that might be hers or 349 00:13:15,230 --> 00:13:22,309 Francesca Harn: something deeper. "One for every note she lost. When the last song ends, she will return." 350 00:13:22,309 --> 00:13:24,549 Francesca Harn: The hum fades. The light around 351 00:13:24,549 --> 00:13:27,909 Francesca Harn: your fingers dies. The blade is powerful, yes, 352 00:13:27,909 --> 00:13:28,909 Francesca Harn: but cursed with 353 00:13:28,909 --> 00:13:31,190 Francesca Harn: memory. It is bound to music 354 00:13:31,190 --> 00:13:35,429 Francesca Harn: and fire. Both things you carry in your soul. 355 00:13:35,429 --> 00:13:37,389 Francesca Harn: Touching it won't kill you, but it 356 00:13:37,389 --> 00:13:39,429 Francesca Harn: will mark you. And you can feel 357 00:13:39,429 --> 00:13:43,549 Francesca Harn: that mark itching already at the edges of your magic. 358 00:13:43,549 --> 00:13:45,190 Francesca Harn: The letter with your family crest 359 00:13:45,190 --> 00:13:46,909 Francesca Harn: still lies beside the body, its 360 00:13:46,909 --> 00:13:48,269 Francesca Harn: seal unbroken. 361 00:13:48,269 --> 00:13:52,789 Francesca Harn: The black wax gleams in the faint light, almost waiting. 362 00:13:52,789 --> 00:13:53,549 Francesca Harn: Do you break the 363 00:13:53,549 --> 00:13:58,190 Francesca Harn: seal? Pocket it for later. Burn it unread. And what 364 00:13:58,190 --> 00:13:59,110 Francesca Harn: do you do about the 365 00:13:59,110 --> 00:14:02,509 Francesca Harn: sword? Okay. Yes. Both 366 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:03,509 Francesca Harn: good questions. So 367 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:04,669 Francesca Harn: I think I'm going to pocket it for 368 00:14:04,669 --> 00:14:04,990 Francesca Harn: later. 369 00:14:04,990 --> 00:14:05,110 Francesca Harn: I 370 00:14:05,110 --> 00:14:05,690 Francesca Harn: don't want to 371 00:14:05,690 --> 00:14:08,409 Francesca Harn: risk, opening it now when I don't know what's around 372 00:14:08,409 --> 00:14:10,529 Francesca Harn: the corner. And I probably need to find my own kind of safe 373 00:14:10,529 --> 00:14:11,570 Francesca Harn: space right now. 374 00:14:11,570 --> 00:14:13,470 Francesca Harn: So We're going to take the letter, 375 00:14:13,470 --> 00:14:14,929 Francesca Harn: and the sword. We're going to 376 00:14:14,929 --> 00:14:15,049 Francesca Harn: pick 377 00:14:15,049 --> 00:14:17,490 Francesca Harn: it up. We're going to take it partly because I'm 378 00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:19,769 Francesca Harn: curious and partly because I don't 379 00:14:19,769 --> 00:14:22,169 Francesca Harn: want to leave it behind and 380 00:14:22,169 --> 00:14:24,389 Francesca Harn: risk someone of a more 381 00:14:24,389 --> 00:14:27,289 Francesca Harn: nefarious nature coming across it. I'd rather 382 00:14:27,289 --> 00:14:29,549 Francesca Harn: I have that unknown power than 383 00:14:29,549 --> 00:14:31,129 Francesca Harn: risk someone else discovering 384 00:14:31,129 --> 00:14:32,169 Francesca Harn: it. So 385 00:14:32,169 --> 00:14:34,529 Francesca Harn: let's see what happens next. 386 00:14:41,743 --> 00:14:46,023 Francesca Harn: Some pragmatic choices, but quite dangerous too. 387 00:14:46,023 --> 00:14:47,462 Francesca Harn: The line between survival and 388 00:14:47,462 --> 00:14:48,822 Francesca Harn: obsession has always been 389 00:14:48,822 --> 00:14:49,942 Francesca Harn: Francesca's stage. 390 00:14:49,942 --> 00:14:51,743 Francesca Harn: To walk, you slide the letter 391 00:14:51,743 --> 00:14:53,222 Francesca Harn: carefully into the inner pocket 392 00:14:53,222 --> 00:14:55,163 Francesca Harn: of your corset, close enough to 393 00:14:55,163 --> 00:14:56,822 Francesca Harn: feel its weight but hidden from 394 00:14:56,822 --> 00:14:57,863 Francesca Harn: sight. 395 00:14:57,863 --> 00:15:00,783 Francesca Harn: The wax seal presses faintly against your ribs. 396 00:15:00,783 --> 00:15:03,263 Francesca Harn: Cold now, but you swear it beats 397 00:15:03,263 --> 00:15:05,263 Francesca Harn: once like a pulse before going 398 00:15:05,263 --> 00:15:06,743 Francesca Harn: still. 399 00:15:06,743 --> 00:15:08,903 Francesca Harn: Then you reach for the sword. 400 00:15:08,903 --> 00:15:10,982 Francesca Harn: It's warm before you even touch 401 00:15:10,982 --> 00:15:13,023 Francesca Harn: it, a heartbeat echoing in the 402 00:15:13,023 --> 00:15:15,263 Francesca Harn: air as your fingers close around 403 00:15:15,263 --> 00:15:15,743 Francesca Harn: the hilt. 404 00:15:15,743 --> 00:15:17,582 Francesca Harn: The runes flare to life. 405 00:15:17,582 --> 00:15:20,543 Francesca Harn: Crimson gold and a faint deep blue. 406 00:15:20,543 --> 00:15:22,543 Francesca Harn: Woven through the light like a melody. 407 00:15:22,543 --> 00:15:25,663 Francesca Harn: You can almost hear for a breath. 408 00:15:25,663 --> 00:15:28,942 Francesca Harn: You're certain the blade is singing. 409 00:15:28,942 --> 00:15:30,903 Francesca Harn: 'Bearer of the song'. 410 00:15:30,903 --> 00:15:33,462 Francesca Harn: The whisper is soft, melodic a 411 00:15:33,462 --> 00:15:34,802 Francesca Harn: harmony that threads through 412 00:15:34,802 --> 00:15:36,062 Francesca Harn: your bones. 413 00:15:36,062 --> 00:15:37,903 Francesca Harn: It doesn't feel hostile. 414 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:40,423 Francesca Harn: Not yet, but it knows you. 415 00:15:40,423 --> 00:15:42,113 Francesca Harn: It recognizes something in your 416 00:15:42,113 --> 00:15:44,113 Francesca Harn: infernal blood, something old 417 00:15:44,113 --> 00:15:46,352 Francesca Harn: and fiery that was never fully 418 00:15:46,352 --> 00:15:47,592 Francesca Harn: human. 419 00:15:47,592 --> 00:15:51,513 Francesca Harn: The air grows hot, the workshop trembling faintly as the sword 420 00:15:51,513 --> 00:15:52,712 Francesca Harn: accepts your grip. 421 00:15:52,712 --> 00:15:56,673 Francesca Harn: The ember glow runs up your wrist, searing a faint spiral 422 00:15:56,673 --> 00:15:58,793 Francesca Harn: mark onto your skin. 423 00:15:58,793 --> 00:16:01,232 Francesca Harn: One of the thirteen runes dim 424 00:16:01,232 --> 00:16:03,033 Francesca Harn: and pulsing faintly beneath the 425 00:16:03,033 --> 00:16:03,673 Francesca Harn: flesh. 426 00:16:03,673 --> 00:16:07,352 Francesca Harn: When the heat fades, the blades glow diminishes too, falling 427 00:16:07,352 --> 00:16:11,513 Francesca Harn: silent as if sleeping in your hand, your left in the half 428 00:16:11,513 --> 00:16:14,673 Francesca Harn: light, holding a weapon that now feels like a heartbeat. 429 00:16:14,673 --> 00:16:16,952 Francesca Harn: Extension of your own. 430 00:16:16,952 --> 00:16:20,432 Francesca Harn: Footsteps echo faintly from the alley outside. 431 00:16:20,432 --> 00:16:21,472 Francesca Harn: Not guards. 432 00:16:21,472 --> 00:16:22,192 Francesca Harn: Lighter. 433 00:16:22,192 --> 00:16:22,673 Francesca Harn: Quicker. 434 00:16:22,673 --> 00:16:23,952 Francesca Harn: Cautious. 435 00:16:23,952 --> 00:16:26,432 Francesca Harn: Someone is moving towards the workshop. 436 00:16:26,432 --> 00:16:27,952 Francesca Harn: You have seconds to decide what 437 00:16:27,952 --> 00:16:30,312 Francesca Harn: to do before whoever it is steps 438 00:16:30,312 --> 00:16:32,072 Francesca Harn: inside. 439 00:16:32,072 --> 00:16:34,793 Francesca Harn: Do you hide and melt into the shadows? 440 00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:38,873 Francesca Harn: Flee, slipping out the back, sword concealed or confront 441 00:16:38,873 --> 00:16:39,993 Francesca Harn: stepping into the doorway. 442 00:16:39,993 --> 00:16:41,873 Francesca Harn: Blade ready? 443 00:16:41,873 --> 00:16:42,873 Francesca Harn: What do you do? 444 00:16:42,873 --> 00:16:44,793 Francesca Harn: For me, this one is pretty much a no brainer. 445 00:16:44,793 --> 00:16:46,472 Francesca Harn: We're going to go for the stealthy option. 446 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:48,472 Francesca Harn: We're going to hide and see who it is. 447 00:16:48,472 --> 00:16:50,873 Francesca Harn: First of all, I would need to do 448 00:16:50,873 --> 00:16:52,033 Francesca Harn: a stealth check I'm sure for 449 00:16:52,033 --> 00:16:52,633 Francesca Harn: this. 450 00:16:52,633 --> 00:16:54,393 Francesca Harn: So I need to just check. 451 00:16:54,393 --> 00:16:57,232 Francesca Harn: But I think, yep, I've got a 452 00:16:57,232 --> 00:16:58,873 Francesca Harn: proficiency bonus for stealth, 453 00:16:58,873 --> 00:17:00,552 Francesca Harn: which means plus two to whatever 454 00:17:00,552 --> 00:17:01,753 Francesca Harn: I roll. 455 00:17:01,753 --> 00:17:04,353 Francesca Harn: I've got proficiency of plus two, but I've also got a 456 00:17:04,353 --> 00:17:09,932 Francesca Harn: dexterity of plus three, So let's sort this out I need to 457 00:17:09,932 --> 00:17:11,272 Francesca Harn: pop this in. 458 00:17:14,353 --> 00:17:16,732 Francesca Harn: And then it says I need to 459 00:17:16,732 --> 00:17:18,073 Francesca Harn: exactly like I thought do a 460 00:17:18,073 --> 00:17:18,833 Francesca Harn: stealth check. 461 00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:23,913 Francesca Harn: So I need to roll a d20 plus my five for my stealth and see how 462 00:17:23,913 --> 00:17:26,232 Francesca Harn: well we disappear into the dark. 463 00:17:27,633 --> 00:17:30,073 Francesca Harn: Oh fifteen like it? 464 00:17:30,073 --> 00:17:33,833 Francesca Harn: So that's a dirty twenty because it's fifteen plus the five. 465 00:17:33,833 --> 00:17:35,353 Francesca Harn: I don't mind a dirty twenty. 466 00:17:35,353 --> 00:17:36,313 Francesca Harn: we've had two twenties. 467 00:17:36,313 --> 00:17:38,833 Francesca Harn: This episode a natural twenty and a dirty twenty. 468 00:17:38,833 --> 00:17:40,432 Francesca Harn: I like to mix it up a little bit. 469 00:17:40,432 --> 00:17:42,992 Francesca Harn: Flawless success. 470 00:17:42,992 --> 00:17:45,272 Francesca Harn: Before the footsteps even reached the door. 471 00:17:45,272 --> 00:17:46,992 Francesca Harn: You're already moving. 472 00:17:46,992 --> 00:17:48,393 Francesca Harn: You blow out what's left of the 473 00:17:48,393 --> 00:17:49,593 Francesca Harn: candle, duck behind the 474 00:17:49,593 --> 00:17:51,232 Francesca Harn: collapsed shelving by the wall, 475 00:17:51,232 --> 00:17:52,893 Francesca Harn: and let the dark swallow you 476 00:17:52,893 --> 00:17:54,032 Francesca Harn: whole. 477 00:17:54,032 --> 00:17:55,272 Francesca Harn: Your body stills. 478 00:17:55,272 --> 00:17:58,593 Francesca Harn: Even your breath becomes part of the rhythm of the room. 479 00:17:58,593 --> 00:17:59,952 Francesca Harn: The heat from the rune blade 480 00:17:59,952 --> 00:18:01,593 Francesca Harn: fades under your cloak, leaving 481 00:18:01,593 --> 00:18:03,313 Francesca Harn: only a faint shimmer like the 482 00:18:03,313 --> 00:18:04,952 Francesca Harn: echo of a note after the music 483 00:18:04,952 --> 00:18:06,153 Francesca Harn: ends. 484 00:18:06,153 --> 00:18:08,553 Francesca Harn: The door creaks open. 485 00:18:08,553 --> 00:18:10,593 Francesca Harn: Two figures slip inside. 486 00:18:10,593 --> 00:18:13,192 Francesca Harn: Not guards, not soldiers. 487 00:18:13,192 --> 00:18:16,073 Francesca Harn: They move quietly, efficiently. 488 00:18:16,073 --> 00:18:19,472 Francesca Harn: You recognize the silhouette of the first, a woman in a hooded 489 00:18:19,472 --> 00:18:22,553 Francesca Harn: leather coat, wearing the insignia of the black gloves 490 00:18:22,553 --> 00:18:26,712 Francesca Harn: stitched in reverse, the mark of an internal hunter. 491 00:18:26,712 --> 00:18:30,833 Francesca Harn: Her companion, taller and silent, carries a lantern shaded 492 00:18:30,833 --> 00:18:33,032 Francesca Harn: with red glass. 493 00:18:33,032 --> 00:18:35,913 Francesca Harn: The woman kneels beside the captain's body. 494 00:18:35,913 --> 00:18:38,593 Francesca Harn: "He failed. I told them he would." 495 00:18:38,593 --> 00:18:40,113 Francesca Harn: She turns his head with 496 00:18:40,113 --> 00:18:43,792 Francesca Harn: two fingers, studying his burnt face. 497 00:18:43,792 --> 00:18:45,432 Francesca Harn: "Retrieve the ring," she 498 00:18:45,432 --> 00:18:46,153 Francesca Harn: says. 499 00:18:47,353 --> 00:18:49,553 Francesca Harn: "And the sword, if it's still here." 500 00:18:49,553 --> 00:18:52,022 Francesca Harn: The tall one hesitates. "The blade's gone." 501 00:18:52,022 --> 00:18:54,702 Francesca Harn: A pause. "Then she's already part of it." 502 00:18:54,702 --> 00:18:55,663 Francesca Harn: Her tone doesn't 503 00:18:55,663 --> 00:18:56,762 Francesca Harn: carry anger, 504 00:18:56,762 --> 00:18:59,462 Francesca Harn: only curiosity and the faint thrill 505 00:18:59,462 --> 00:19:08,903 Francesca Harn: of someone who's been waiting for this. "Spread the word. Francesca Di Valcere lives, and she's taken her mother's weapon." 506 00:19:08,903 --> 00:19:11,923 Francesca Harn: You feel the words hit like a physical 507 00:19:11,923 --> 00:19:14,462 Francesca Harn: blow. The woman 508 00:19:14,462 --> 00:19:16,262 Francesca Harn: straightens. The red light from 509 00:19:16,262 --> 00:19:17,863 Francesca Harn: the lanterns spilling briefly 510 00:19:17,863 --> 00:19:18,222 Francesca Harn: across 511 00:19:18,222 --> 00:19:22,103 Francesca Harn: her face. Sharp features, silver hair bound in braids 512 00:19:22,103 --> 00:19:23,182 Francesca Harn: that glitter faintly 513 00:19:23,182 --> 00:19:26,923 Francesca Harn: like threads of metal. They leave, 514 00:19:26,923 --> 00:19:28,343 Francesca Harn: closing the door softly 515 00:19:28,343 --> 00:19:28,742 Francesca Harn: behind 516 00:19:28,742 --> 00:19:33,423 Francesca Harn: them. The silence that follows is absolute. The phrase 517 00:19:33,423 --> 00:19:35,423 Francesca Harn: echoes in your mind her 518 00:19:35,423 --> 00:19:39,782 Francesca Harn: mother's weapon, the rune blade, hums faintly in 519 00:19:39,782 --> 00:19:42,462 Francesca Harn: your grasp like it's remembering the 520 00:19:42,462 --> 00:19:43,782 Francesca Harn: same name. 521 00:19:45,953 --> 00:19:50,594 Francesca Harn: In the silence of the workshop, the phrase echoes like a curse, 522 00:19:50,594 --> 00:19:52,713 Francesca Harn: her mother's weapon. 523 00:19:52,713 --> 00:19:54,753 Francesca Harn: The words linger in the smoke as 524 00:19:54,753 --> 00:19:56,634 Francesca Harn: the blade hums faintly in her 525 00:19:56,634 --> 00:19:58,733 Francesca Harn: hand, and Francesca can't tell 526 00:19:58,733 --> 00:20:01,713 Francesca Harn: if it's warning her or welcoming 527 00:20:01,713 --> 00:20:02,993 Francesca Harn: her home. 528 00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:06,074 Francesca Harn: as dawn breaks over Droslev's gate. 529 00:20:06,074 --> 00:20:10,554 Francesca Harn: She realizes the past she ran from has finally caught her 530 00:20:10,554 --> 00:20:16,034 Francesca Harn: trail, And her secrets may not remain that way for much longer. 531 00:20:17,528 --> 00:20:20,127 Francesca Harn: And I'm afraid that's it for tonight's episode. 532 00:20:20,127 --> 00:20:25,127 Francesca Harn: Stay bold, stay curious, and keep on rolling solo.