Belinda the apothecary is ready for the adventurers giving the promised 5 additional doses of the sleeping drought. They are neatly packaged individually in a small box. While inconvenient, Belinda seems quite pleased with herself. The party then heads to Rocash's Animal Emporium where the shop keeper is engaged in an argument with a dwarven trader. Rocash is upset that his caravan with the nets that the party was expecting on it has been lost. After some discussion, the party agrees to keep an eye out for the lost shipment.

The party then heads to the meat market, which has been hastily rebranded as "Morty's Magical Meat Monger." The party notes the changed name, and Morty explains that he's open to investment from the party. He explains along the top Morty explains that trying to help adventurers. Keras pays with 5 points

The party grab Toughie at the stables, then walks him over near the area where the orphans are located. He is unfortunately too large to go in the neighborhood. The party approaches on foot and coaxes two of the four remaining orphans out. They explain what is needed of them, then Billie uses Misty Step to jump the kids over to Toughie where the kids are stowed in the saddle bags.

The party crests the hill outside the city, the guards direct them to the northwest. They see the moon rising it has an ominous red hue. This is a blood moon; the party is unsure what that means. Lillian thinks back into her mystical knowledge, and she remembers faintly that blood moons seem to unlock additional strength and ferocity in some were-creatures.

As they approach their destination, Keras helps the orphans out of the saddlebags and lets them mount Toughie. The children are immediately smitten with the "big puppy." Keras directs Toughie to keep the kids safe.

A loud howling in the distance rings out. Something seems wrong. The party approached

Billie, still going unnoticed as an enemy moves his attention to the other wereboar. Intimidating it with bear noises, he attacks it viciously with his quarterstaff leaving it bloodied in a corner. It cowers in the corner. Billie then suffers a mental lapse, the combat twisting his toughs and driving him to associate with the were-creatures more than his people allies.

Lillian enters the farmhouse from the fallen wall. Lillian casts Hold Person on a both werewolves. It successfully takes hold on the closest one to her. the unaffected werewolf bolts towards Lillian.

Demna targets the injured still conscious wereboar with a Sleep spell, but it fails to take hold. Frustrated, Demna lashes out with a Tasha's Mind Whip at the conscious werewolf nearby, but it doesn't appear to have done significant damage.