The battle continues. Cycek fights with hobgoblins on the far side of the bridge. One of them tries to cut the other bridge support. He hacks it with an axe, but does not manage to sever it before being forced to defend himself. Cycek’s acrobatic moves temporarily give him the upper hand on his opponents, but one misplaced leap lands him behind his foes. He runs past them and into a corridor, leaving the baffled hobgoblins to take fire from across chasm. He moves into a large chamber filled with cots, crates, barrels, and other debris. There, he spots an enormous hobgoblin laying it wait. It leaps up, brandishing an enormous battle axe and charges. Cycek retreats the way he had come. There he finds Mishok engaged with the pair of hobgoblins he had left behind. His dwarf companion had made his careful way across the bridge. Cycek wades back into the fray, trying to assist Mishok. Alas, his focus on the two guardians of the bridge leaves him vulnerable to the massive hobgoblin chief who has pursued him with breathtaking speed. The massive hobgoblin swings his axe with deadly force, grievously wounding the elf. He falls to the stone floor, unconscious and bleeding.

His companions across the chasm watch with horror as the hobgoblin warrior picks up Cycek’s limp form and casts him like rubbish into the chasm. A moment later, another hobgoblin emerges from a hidden door and clashes swords with Wicklow. The young, inexperienced fighter finally finds his latent skills and draws blood from his foe. But he is bested by the seasoned hobgoblin fighter, and he too hits the floor, bleeding from serious wounds. Davros steps up and slays the hobgoblin, and then delivers life-saving first aid to the wounded Wicklow. Wicklow comes to, and looking around sees that Mishok is in trouble across the bridge. Possibly delirious, he charges across the bridge, heedless of its treacherous state. He loses his footing and tumbles with a yell of surprise into the chasm.

Meanwhile, Sartan has continued exploring. He has followed a hidden passage and pushed his way into what looks like a barracks. Beds, crates, and other odd items line the room. He moves into the space, and spots two hobgoblins crouched and hiding behind a couple of beds. They leap out and a fight ensues. Sartan takes some hits, but they are no match for him. He cuts them both down. He takes a cursory look around, and runs back to see how his companions are faring.

He emerges from the hidden door to find Davros tying a rope to one of the bridge supports and preparing to climb down. He says, “where the hell is everyone?” and as Davros disappears down the chasm, he sees Mishok in a life-or-death battle with a massive hobgoblin on the other side of the gap. He fires an arrow, catching the looming warrior directly between the shoulder blades. It whirls and snarls a challenge at him. It pulls a javelin from a quiver slung across its back, and hurls it at Sartan, missing him. The two combatants hurl taunts at each other across the bridge, but it is Mishok who resolves the issue. He swings his war hammer and delivers a crushing blow to the hobgoblin, ending this deadly threat.

Sartan and Mishok catch each other’s eyes across the chasm and realize that the rest of their group is gone, somewhere in the darkness below.

Davros has descended into a pitch black pit. As he nears the end of his 100-foot rope, he realizes that he is meeting resistance in the form of webbing. He calls out for Cycek and Wicklow, and he hears their voices coming from nearby. They both sound woozy, but they are alive, apparently hung up in the webbing. Cycek, the only one who can see down here, realizes with some alarm that there is a large spider approaching.