The baroness & baron then followed riding on horseback, as the rain slowly grew heavier. A somber procession of children made their way into the square, followed by adults carrying a large wicker sun, as a light rain started to fall. The party restocked on provisions and waited for the festival ceremony to begin. The stockades were ultimately damaged beyond usability, and the gathered crowd dispersed before any town guards arrived. The passerby in the square initially just stared on in silence, but after a few moments others stepped forward from the crowd to join in the vandalism. He repeatedly bashed at the wooden structure until it started to come apart. When he arrived he found the stocks empty, so he redirected his focus onto the stockades themselves. Meanwhile, Zean went back to the town square on a mission to free the townsfolk he had seen locked up earlier. The news unsettled the siblings, and while Ireena was curious that Izek may know something about her past before being found outside of the village of Barovia, she agreed to follow the advice to steer clear of him.
After learning about Izek's prophetic dreams of Ireena, the party decided to head back to the Blue Water Inn to warn her and her brother, Ismark.
