Ok... Who is that bunny?

When the group gets back to the city... no one is there. The guards aren't there. The archers aren't there. The wizard isn't there. The Knight is still sorta there... you know... his burnt remains and all that... But he doesn't count. Point: the place is deserted.
And when they make their way to the man hole cover... it's open.
And when they get to the room with the dire crocodile... it's dead.
And the trap door thingy is open.

Charity, sensing something is wrong, takes off to find her sisters.
It takes a little while to catch up to her. She has found  the middle sister Hope. As it turns out, because of the death of the knight (a.k.a Sir Crispy) The guard did a more thorough search of the area to find weaknesses in the fortifications. It didn't take them long to backtrack the groups movements though the sewers and locate anyone who noticed them (hint: the inn keeper where the party was housing the girls.)

Hope was ambushed by guards while she was at work. She managed to get away... but when she made it back to the inn, she saw the guards dragging Grace out. She was still very sick and wasn't in complete control of her powers (reminder: she has the traits of a psionic. Meaning psychic. Meaning she can do pretty much anything anyone else can do... but with her mind.)

While trying to fight back she released a huge amount of psionic energy... but the stress was too much for her. She died while trying to get away.

Now the girls blame the group... if they had hurried they could have saved her. Or better yet, they could have left the girls alone and the guards never would have found their hiding place. Or better yet, maybe they shouldn't have LIT A KNIGHT ON FIRE! (I'm looking at you Vaylan and Gram)

The girls leave, hating the group.

That night, while making their way to an inn (they have to be sneaky since they are wanted fugitives now...) when Qila hears something behind them. They all turn, and out of the shadows emerges...

The Good King, Mr. Schnibles (He is supposed to be holding a whisk instead of a knife)

It's the small pink bunny that Grace was holding that first time they met... It only takes a few moments to realize that what everyone else had assumed was Grace trying to defend herself, was actually her transferring her consciousness from her weak, sick body, to a body she knew couldn't get hurt. And now she can go on adventures like she always wanted.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of the first quest "Chasing Charity".

Tune in next time when the party learns about the mysterious Zodiac scroll, and the incredible powers it can lead them to.