The proprietor catches them stealing from him; and luckily, he’s a fan of them. They’re able to purchase supplies from Gilmore, including a vial of holy water.
The party manages to steal a carriage, and they head off for Whitestone. On the way, Scanlan tries to decipher Delilah’s handwriting in her book. But the only word he can make out is “ziggurat.”
Keyleth says she studied about ziggurats in preparation for her Aramente. They are ancient structures used for contacting gods.
Scanlan is captured by a mutant wolf-like creature while Vex notices something following them. Suddenly, more mutant wolf-like creatures surround them. One of them grabs the book from Scanlan. ..
The party of Vox Machina chases after the beast that jumped off a cliff with Scanlan. When they get close, they shoot an arrow at the beast, with a rope attached. The arrow hits the beast in the head and it falls to its death.
The group of adventurers lost all of their supplies and believed that Scanlan had also perished. However, just as they were beginning to mourn his loss, he suddenly appeared on Bigby’s Hand and didn’t have the book. They instead saw it in the mouth of one of the wolf creatures as it ran towards Whitestone to bring it to its master. ..
The Briarwoods invite the peasants to their home for a special event. The Briarwoods say they chose them for a special purpose.
Pike approaches a temple on her own and explains to a cleric that she has found a dark mage who broke her holy symbol. She believes she is now cursed and the cleric assures her that, whatever happened, the Everlight accepts her as she is.
Keyleth and Vax set up camp for the night, while Vex tells Vax about her home and how she is supposed to be a leader someday. She becomes discouraged by some of Vex’s earlier words. Vax tells her not to listen to his sister. He believes that she will make a great leader.
Vex notices their exchange from afar and doesn’t seem to like it. She tells her brother not to get distracted by “pretty things.” Vax assures her there is nothing to worry about.
Everyone who visits Whitestone knows about the Sun Tree. It’s a beautiful tree that stands as a symbol of the de Rolos’ ties to the city.
The city is a mess. Whitestone is a wasteland. Percy wants to find the holy woman of the town, but something stops him in his tracks.
The episode ends with a close-up of the Sun Tree. It is adorned with the bodies of the peasants who attended Vox Machina’s “special event”. All of them are dead and dressed to look like members of the group.
The Episode Review
The team of Vox Machina prepares for their journey to Whitestone, seeing the potential dangers and opportunities ahead.
The main point of this instalment is the interactions between Vax and Keyleth. It’s been clear from the beginning that there’s a romance brewing between them (at least on Vax’s end), but Vex’s perspective complicates things. The dynamic between the three of them–Vex, Vax, and Keyleth–is an interesting one, and I’m excited to see how it plays out.
In this episode, the Briarwoods set up a wicked ritual in order to get the book from the Whitestone ziggurat. They must contact a god, and it seems that Delilah is needed for this purpose. We don’t know what god she needs to contact, but it’s likely that it’s one of the many gods associated with the ziggurat. This will be a blood-curdling ritual, as we’ll see what happens when Delilah attempts to get hold of the book.
