Someone, or some group, needs to take Lyla home to Incot Village. Pretty much everyone in Levoca Village agrees it's way too far away for a simple farmer. This needs some well seasoned Adventurers. Like the ones who brought Lyla into the village in the first place.
The party arrived in Incot Village, only to find all the adults a couple days dead and the children a day gone. Taking Lyla with them they followed the children. On the way they met a group of shadow fey led by Suzenga. They had a run-in with a group who they wanted out of the Margreve, though they were a bit reluctant to say why other than the Margreve willed it so. Several of the party swore an oath they would rid the Margreve of this group if they had the chance.
After fighting an Owl Bear the party found the children, led by Chairo. They went to Wheedon Village village where they met the group that Suzenga spoke about. Chairo became enraged when she saw him, drawing power from the Margreve around her, accusing him of killing the adults in her village. Gatonio attacked, scoring a direct hit. The next moment roughly eight villagers fell down dead.
It turned out the man, Eagehrt, and his retinue had performed a ritual on the villagers without being fully upfront about the consequences. Eagehrt and his men, at any time, could then draw the life force out of the villagers to heal themselves, likely causing the death of the villager.
After some tense negotiating, the party agreed to find some plants Eagehrt was looking for and Eagehrt promised to negate the magic binding the villagers and leave the Margreve once he received the plants.
The party easily recovered the first of three plants and also discovered a species of toad that explodes upon death. While recovering the second plant, some Bone Graspers greeted the party. The third plant was easily recovered from a Shadow Fey Guardian once it understood they were fulfilling a mission from Suzenga.
In Wheedon Village, Eagehrt exchanged his Blood Rings for the plants and left the village with his body guards. The party had a quick discussion and promptly followed them. That night they stole Eagehrt's arcane focus, and the real Blood Rings.
Eagehrt was killed in a barrage of arrows as Suzenga and her party arrived to help. The bodyguards were allowed to strip of all their gear and run into the forest to place themselves at the mercy of the Margreve.