They would fail to reach the second or third pod - by the time they arrived, miles away, the pod had already burst open, and the signs of wet, giant footprints could be seen.<br/><br/>Splitting up to tackle them all independently, they eventually manage to take down the three giants at roughly the same time, and destroy the pods, resulting in the entire mass of growth shrieking, howling, and glowing a brilliant green, before fading away entirely. Pieces of the now-dead brambles carry bits of the fey magic, along with a single piece that carried quite a bit more.<br/><br/>As that group settles in for the night, an urgent message comes from the capital - Sak'bas was fighting with an enormous satyr who had, somehow, emerged in the center of the castle, and was, apparently, attempting to steal Briar!