Time and location skip forward to Annette and Corvus, now traveling west along the tributary they had used to escape the Watcher's drones toward what they hope is the location of the Gottestrane, the plant mentioned in her parents' ledger. The further into Alacastor they travel, however, the more human-like and less hostile the Miasmics seem to become, at times ignoring them completely. The landscape also changes, gradually appearing more natural and less scarred, though not by a large degree. Annette decides to try and blend in, risking verbal contact with some revenants to get better directions. After some short encounters with surprisingly helpful villagers, all of their answers point toward a figure referred to as "The Crone," who resides in Galvansburg and tends to the Deathless Gardens, housing plants similar in description to the Gottestrane.
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