Episode: 7
Maeve and Nell burn Daybreak resin in the smoke-filled streets to draw abyss ash from sick citizens. While Maeve directs people carrying the injured and puts out flames, a young man breaks open the chained city gates. When mounted raiders hurl firebombs, Maeve blocks the explosives with a magical barrier and threatens their commander. Later, in the refugee camp, Nell discovers identical spire marks on the victims' chests.
Maeve and Nell light Daybreak resin in the middle of the smoke. The burning fumes pull dark abyss ash out from infected citizens. Both women push forward along the street to clear an escape path for the suffocating crowd.
Maeve directs residents to lift wounded neighbors onto detached doors. She swings her heavy sword to deflect a falling flaming beam away from the crowd. Then she sets up a bucket line by the well to extinguish the spreading fires.
A young man teams up with an allied guard at the blocked exit. Together, they strike the thick iron chains until the metal snaps. The heavy city gates swing open, and trapped townspeople rush through the gap to safety.
Mounted raiders gallop into the district and fling firebombs. Maeve casts a protective barrier to stop the blasts. She draws her sword and presses the blade against the raider commander's neck, warning him that the Temple will punish any further attacks.
At refugee camp Batch C-14, Nell inspects the rescued citizens and finds matching spire marks on their skin. A bearded survivor looks at Maeve and cautions her that mysterious forces are already waiting for the next collection of bodies.
“The resin is pulling the abyss ash out of them.”
“No more fire enters this district.”
“One more flame crosses this street, and every rider answers to the Temple.”
“They're waiting for the next batch of bodies.”
Nell finds glowing spire marks matching an ancient tome stamped on every survivor in camp Batch C-14, and a bearded man warns that enemies expect another delivery of corpses. Above the distant cathedral tower, ominous birds circle into the darkening sky. Who is marking these victims, and what is planned for the next batch of bodies?