After escaping the Dark Mist Fortress, you return to Ocean Hill and report Denvel's looming assault to Council Chair Lamond. Understanding the weight of your burden, he offers you an envelope containing intel on the Corps and a ticket to leave Asterleeds. The choice is yours. At the gate, Narulu spots your somber expression and invites you for a walk by the bridge. His gentle encouragement helps clear your mind. Moved by his sincerity, you hand him the ticket, urging him to seek safety instead. Narulu, reminded of loved ones lost to war, promises not to vanish from your life and then leaves. With renewed purpose, you open the report and learn that the Dark Mist Legion has attacked the Bapharian Guard Post. Without hesitation, you rush to the front.