While deep in the lair of a potential crime boss, the heroic party continued to explore.
- Previously they had found a keg of ale from Aveline Voight's reality.
- They worked their way up into the house proper, finding that the stairs out of the dungeon lead to a secret door inside the manor's library.
- A great deal of time was spent debating about how to hide the door or ensure they could get back out it again.
- During this debate Aveline walked off a bit and right into a group of guards and their worgs.
- One of them fled up into the rest of the house making it clear that the owner of the mansion (now well believed to be the head of the organized crime ring The Rouge Gang) was indeed home.
- Wanting information about the ale from Aveline's reality, Aveline and Sam raced up the stairs to find out what he might know about travel between realities.
- Sam and Aveline stared down the boss, who appeared as a humanoid tiger. His girlfriend (a faun) was also present and both were guarded by a woman with massive fallen-angel wings.
- Brathivar, the Operator was willing to do the following:
- He confirmed that he was leader of The Rouge Gang.
- He offered to hire Samantha "Sam" Mettle given her chutzpah.
- Despite Sam's begging for a way to travel between realities, he admitted that the magic required to do so was far beyond most mortal's ability.
- He promised to provide Sam a Convergence Shard within the next fortnight.
- Before leaving, Sam provided The Operator with the name of the The Knotted Beard where they took lodgings.
- No one was harmed and the party took their leave, taking with them the two shells from the Flail Snails and the keg of ale.