Fox wakes up in the Hootsas stronghold, he has his gun. Fox finds DeLos in a suspended cage. He escapes easily and leads Fox down to the dungeon and he rejoins the party. Boris and Ajimbo Slice greet Fox at the entrance and let him in when he says he is friend of Xinthua. In the next room is a raised platform. Around it are 10 Troglodytes with their hands lifted. There are two Troglodytes on the platform throwing meat at the others. The two trogs only have one big eye at the center of their face changing colors. Xinthua turns into one and climbs up. First he makes a rat minor illusion, then a leonine. Dirka Darn tries to throw his voice to give the Leonin illusion a voice but it fails and they all turn to look at him. Xinthua thunder steps away, instantly killing 7 troglodytes and badly damaging the rest. The last Troglodytes evolves into a scorpion man. The room to the south is a trog nest. In the south are urns with silver, a faded note, and garlic. Xinthua sacrifices some blood to open the door and moves to the next room. In the middle is a broke fountain with a blue and gold orb atop it. Xinthua casts mage hand to try to pick up the ball but a static discharge destroys it. Bameron Anwen, Xinthua, and Fox hear whispers behind them. There is no one there. The voice tells the party to leave now, that there is nothing here for us. Xinthua ties a hammer to his rope, swings it around his head, and throws it. It knocks the ball to the ground. The voices warn us once more. Fox picks it up and it gives him a slight shock. Solomon takes it from him. There is a translucent figure, 6'6", Leonin at the entrance we came from. Fox and Dirka Darn implore the party to stop, to not open The Rite. The Rite is an ancient Leonin dagger that was made at the end of the Leonin times. There is a lingering feeling of static behind them. They go back to the statue. Dirka Darn asks the statue what the ball is, he says it is a key. He wishes we get lost. They ask it about The Rite, he says we will never find it.