As we're about to leave the School of Medicine, there is a huge burst of thunder of lightning but no rain - every so often some blue bolts are going up towards a blue shimmer below the clouds that Dewey does not initially notice but recognizes as some kind of warding magic. It seems to be covering the whole city. Dewey leads the party into the School of Magic and guides them into the library to find a senior archivist to ask about the shimmer, and reveals some details from his past on the way. The senior archivist tells us the shimmer is a weather protection field that prevents rain? Icarrian's weather is tightly regulated and run in-house by Isaac Ravan the King (Ravan is Elodia's son, who took the throne by force then disappeared 10-15 years ago), who has been ruling for 12 years. Whistle steals a magical golden date stamp, which seems to be drawing in Dewey's Villaire rock (suddenly started being warm and cracking). Once we're outside, Dewey casts Mage Armor and touches the tips of the stamp and the rock together, and the rock starts fragmenting more and sparking. A lightning bolt strikes Dewey, who is knocked unconscious and transported to the feet of Ronan. The rock has reshaped and become a hexagonal lens (Scryer's Lens). Dewey wakes up to seeing stars and Ronan looking over them in the market (Auric District). Ronan and Dewey head to The Loose Change to wait for the party.
Where Dewey disappeared, there is a gold coin left behind. The party heads to The Loose Change and regroup and go shopping. Dewey bought a Scroll of Locate Creature as well as 100gp of fine inks.