Two more days passed uneventfully.
Riku used his teleportation spells to occasionally come back to the Hummer mansion to check on Lila and Elara, and to imprint some more talismans for the dwarves. The demand for the talismans was very high, but it seemed like the Baron's family was managing it well. However, most of the time, he was in the Vayne manor to avoid raising any suspicion.
As midnight approached two nights later, Riku-as-Alaric accompanied his mother, and together they headed off for the mysterious meeting.
They travelled for a bit in a carriage, but then Lady Vayne dismissed the carriage, insisting that they walk. Soon, they reached a narrow, oppressive lane wedged between two crumbling warehouses. At its end was a large, sealed sewer grate, its iron surface marked with a faint, dark sigil that seemed to absorb the surrounding light.
