KINGSTON
Bale and Berdyn returns the Southern Kingdom Crown jewels we found in the Jarl’s treasure hoard to Cecily. She is appreciative, but asks for Bale to one day return the Crown Jewels to the Southern Kingdom. Bale agrees.
Codex, Maud, Michael and Jackson teleportation circle to Everlife, Codex quietly puts extra platinum into Jackson’s resettlement money. After getting to Everlife, Maud and Codex Word of Recall to the Library in Lasthaven, bidding goodbye and good luck to Michael and Jackson.
Bale comes back and takes Berdyn and Simon to the Extradimensional space. They take the horses Buttercup and Clip Clop. At the space, they pick up Cynthia and Katla, and take her to the Tower.
Meanwhile Codex speaks to Rhogar. Codex confronts Rhogar about Flint and his sisters living in Lasthaven until he was 8 years old. Rhogar tells the truth – that Flint abandoned Epiphany and Codex because Codex was “too weak” and took after his mother. Flint, his daughters, and a majority of the Dragonborn had a major schism, some stayed at the Library, the rest left to an encampment just outside of Lasthaven. Those at the encampment left in groups further south, and many times Flint and Rhogar tried to convince Epiphany to head south as well. She refused.
Flint would have killed Codex had he tried to visit him, so Epiphany told Codex a slightly massaged version of the truth, that his father and sisters left her and Codex, just not telling him that he was close by for Codex’s safety. Codex’ sister Tyrana would have killed Codex as well. Jynx attempted several times to see Codex, but Epiphany forbade Jynx to speak to him, for fear of Codex finding out about his father and trying to see him.
The conversation is loud, turning to argument, and Codex visibly tries to calm himself, acknowledging that though he is angry at both parents, that Epiphany did what she thought was best. His family is a garbage fire. After calming down, Rhogar gives Codex two old letters, one from his mother to Rhogar, one from his mother to Codex.
Codex reads the words of his mother, and cries. He gives Rhogar a hug, thanking him for looking after him, even when Codex hated him for it. Rhogar is taciturn as always, the Cinnabar clan having a lot of similarities when dealing with emotions other than anger.
We reconvene and teleport to Deserager, and spend the day looting. Among the items is two dogs turned to stone that Codex plans to restore, and half a Sending Stone with sun that Codex communicates with the other holder, the other holder is willing to sell, will talk to them tomorrow.