The People's Hand have uncovered the conspiracy within Fort Trinity and cut it off at the hand. Lark has been vanquished along with a killer and his band of mercenaries, and the party now takes a long awaited break from the action to lick old wounds and bandage up new ones. Ghurty is finally under the care of Edovard again and can now relax for a moment. The threat is ever looming but at least one hand has been cut away.