The remaining four continued into South Kessex, toward what King Jadon thought could be a possible safe haven. During their detour to "bury" the dead, the mursaat had made up for lost ground and would eventually surround them. The duchess and her comrades stared down their attackers as the Veil of Ilya revealed their presence once more. In a blinding moment of flashing sigils and spellcraft, the four were dazed by the light—only to find the mursaat lying dead around them.