Bryn strides into the room and reports that the Briarwoods have moved the Kestrel to be with Professor Anders. Archibald says they will want to extract her.
Just then, the room quakes around them. One of the aforementioned giants smashes into the ceiling. A grotesque-looking, gray-skinned man (we later learn his name is Stonewell) enters to capture Archibald.
A woman tells the party of adventurers Vox Machina that they need to get off the streets and hide. Just as they are about to comply, a giant lumbers by. ..
The woman notices the de Rolo crest on Percy and asks if they are part of the Resistance. They deny it, but convince the woman to bring them to Yennen, the holy woman. Percy is certain she can help. Yennen is a holy woman who can help them with their mission. ..
When they find her, Yennen is giving a pacifist speech. Percy approaches her, and she immediately remarks that he has changed.
Yennen takes them to an old Resistance hideout and tells them the only way they can win against the Briarwoods is if the Resistance is strong enough. But the Briarwoods have taken their leader, Archibald Desnay, whom Percy grew up with.
Keyleth of the Ashari approaches the Sun Tree and speaks to it. She asks if it can hear her and introduces herself as Keyleth of the Ashari. ..
Pike meditates to find the Everlight. When she calls for it, a fire bursts up and consumes her in her meditative state. She jolts awake and informs the clerics at the temple that her curse is preventing contact. One of the clerics assures her that no curse could do such a thing. Whatever is severing her connection to the Everlight is inside of Pike.
Duke Vedmire arrives at Whitestone with a new partner, a towering man named Duke Stonewell. They say they know about Archie’s spy, the Kestrel. They want him to tell them where to find other confidants, including Vox Machina.
As Vox Machina breaks into the manor where Archie is being kept, they pick up prisoners along the way.
Just as they find Archie, Stonewell initiates a fight. He nearly kills Scanlan. Vox Machina fights well, and they believe they can escape with Archie. However, they realize that Percy has gone missing.
Percy chased after Stonewell. He had his mask on and shadows rose from his gun. He pointed it at Stonewell and said that he would take vengeance for the de Rolos. He then shot Stonewell and took off his mask to show his face.
Percy steps out of the shadows and into the light.
Percy turns to point his weapon at his friend, Vax. Vax scolds him for compromising their mission, but Percy just yells at him that one will stand in his way as the last living member of the de Rolo family. ..
Archie then gently corrects him. He is not the last of the de Rolos. His sister Cassandra lives. ..
Delilah turns to Cassandra and acknowledges her presence. She says, “This changes nothing,” before turning away from the girl.
The Episode Review
The story of the Whitestone battle is developing rapidly, with more and more important players being revealed. The stakes are high and the outcome could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
This episode is packed with action, humor, and revelations that will leave you eager to see what happens next.
Who is the Kestrel? It could be code to refer to Cassandra, although we last saw her with the Briarwoods, not Professor Anders. Added to that, she wasn’t detained–which makes that cliffhanger even more intriguing. At the very least, we know the Kestrel is a captured spy.
That little aside between Keyleth and the Sun Tree will also likely be important in the upcoming episodes. I have a feeling some of the Dawnfather’s magic could come in handy against the Briarwoods’ dark sorcery.
