You Don't Lie to the Library

After dispatching some very intriguing plant-zombies, we decided to take a wee break. Turns out that it was a good idea because Percy and Ignatius soon joined us in the Lighthouse! I am confused considering that Avon said Ignatius didn't want to leave the prison, but at least this saves us from trying to rescue them later tonight when they inevitably failed to convince the court of their innocence.
Avon took the rest as an opportunity to open up to the group (I'm shocked he's trying to make new friends). He told us about his people and how they lived underground yet served the moon. Sadly he had to be interrupted by vines beginning to wriggle again, so I've made note to prompt him to continue when we have another moment.
 
We began to climb the VERY long staircase up to the top of the tower, which when the vines grew antsy turned out to be a very bad thing for me and Antwon as I was knocked from the stairs and then attacked by the vines which knocked me right out. I think I need to learn some new spells as nothing I had was particularly effective against these plants. Maybe Amos knows a fire spell?
 
When I came too after Avon had revived me, we realized that Amos and Percy were still up at the top of the tower doing who knows what, so we ran as fast as we could.
 
When we finally reached the top, a big tree monster was dead, Amos had a dagger, and a man claiming to be Yussa had been rescued. I realized very quickly that this was not Yussa, considering the fact that we had seen Yussa the day before outside his tower!
He is named Kendal and is Yussa's apprentice. He convinced the guards to let him in as an attempt to prove himself. With just a bit of light torture and the right questions, we learned that goblins wearing the symbol of a sect of Melora followers (a broken shepherd's hook) were the ones who had caused this. They believe that nature should remain untouched and it's effects unchanged (I'm glad Aeldred was tangled up in vines at this point as I'm concerned he would blindly side with these goblins before we learn more). The goblins were talking about the Quaraska Forest and made mention of being paid.
We convinced Kendal to take us to Yussa and to let Amos hang on to the dagger for now.