Samuel and Alice are picked up at the town in her gunship. "That could have went better...but at least you saved the town. So...Kingsdale, my house, Garhaven...where do you wanna go?" She asks.
They decide on Kingsdale, and go in search of a place to spend the money that is burning a hole in their pocket from the money they made after the battle of Scherbatsky. They decide to go searching for a vehicle. They stop at the first possible place and decided to buy what they find. They go shopping, get the car the next day, and decide to head back to Garhaven.
As they head back towards the 'Haven, they come across a man in the middle of the road surrounded by four dead boys. A SAMAS soon lands beside him. The Coalition begins to threaten him, and in a flourish the man brandishes a wand and starts tapping the Dead Boys. They each disappear in order. The SAMAS shoots his railgun at them, and he waves the wand again. The rounds disappear. He lurches forward and taps the SAMAS, who also disappears. The party hears three more SAMAS approaching, and speed up and have him jump in. As he is a concussion grenade goes off behind him, knocking him into the vehicle. His wand hits Alice, and she vanishes immediately. Samuel asks where she was sent, and he said he has no clue.
The SAMAS begin to attack, and Samuel asks to be sent to the same place. He taps Samuel with the wand, and Samuel vanishes. Rylos grabbed the man and took off trying to save him...but the man's arm swung down and touched Rylos, who also disappeared. As for the man they were attempting to save? We don't know know what his fate is, and probably never will.
Alice and Samuel appear close to each other in a strange land. Alice is attempting to get her bearings, but nothing seems to make sense. Soon after, Rylos appears in his SAMAS. They soon find the Coalition soldiers that were sent here, and stumble upon a farm. They quickly figure out they are far from home, as the farmer runs from them, screaming in a language they don't understand. The Coalition is convinced to go their own way, as Rylose, Alice, and Samuel head north. They make it to a very small town, where again everyone is speaking a foreign language. Alice casts tongues, and is able to secure housing for them for the night. Alice is taken with one guy (who unsuccessfully tries to seduce her) while Samuel and Rylos stay in a barn. The next day they are given directions to the largest "town" in the area, and head there.
They arrive in Novgorod, where they are immediately drawn in. Samuel is brought up by someone as a street performer, and performs various Trixter spells (balloon animals, bubble gum magic, etc.) to entertain and win over the people. They are taken by Sofia to a banquet at the king's home. Alice and Samuel go, with Rylos showing up later drunk after an evening in the bar. They are all taken to their rooms, where Samuel and Sofia have a memorable night together. They decide to stay for a couple of weeks, while they plot their next move.
