Back in town, Janos and a Drow meet in an empty cave. They have a long conversation, during which Janos frequently frowns and raises his eyebrows.
Finally, Janos gives the Drow a chest, and the man gives Janos some sort of bracelet. Then they part.
Back in the inn, Janos says to Lela: "I hope they didn't investigate the Glade. There might be some pretty powerful things out there..."
"And what is taking them so long to kill a friggin' Rahksasha? It should've been dead in ten minutes, but they're gone for hours..."
"Xarindel leaving me behind, and them staying away for hours. I think something is seriously wrong. We should rest now, prepare and then we will try to find them."
"I could sry on them," replies Lela, "and we might take action right now."
"No," Janos says, "if we scry on them, they might think we are suspicious...Xarindel left me behind for a reason ... a very good one, I hope, for his sake..."
They go back to their room, and as Janos watches Lela sleeping he smiles and thinks: "No Guardian Angel, but a guardian nonetheless...", and as that last thought fades from his mind, and he closes his eyes, he, again, is trapped inside his nightmares...