Book, barn, and house

I can still see that glow ahead and so I am going to head that way still. At least it is a destination since I can't see ANYTHING inside this fog. This is nothing like the wisps and cuels that I find around the mountains while I am flying. This is dank and dreary and no fun at all. Xifeng agrees with me.
 
As we get to the barn we are blinded by the bright lights coming out of the windows of this building. After giving our eyes a moment to adjust we can see the cage. It appears to be large enough to hold a medium sized bird. Actually, it looks like one we saw in the basement of the Alfredo house - but it has been changed a bit. Probably would hold a pisky nicely though. I can see dried blood on the convex floor of the cage and there is also a lot of damage to both the inside and outside of the cage. There are pieces of one or more halberds that look like they were trying to get into the cage. I look closely and see on the top of the cage buried in the metal a tip of a vampire bunny tooth that was being used to try and pry open the hook though they were too weak to make any progress. Maybe Ms. Melinda??
 
Moving on, I can see the book and it is glowing green but that is all I can see from this distance. Before I get any closer, I send Xifeng up to the roof to get a bird's eye view to see if there are any traps. Before we get to that point, she mentions that there are people on the roof. I send her to check and she tells me that the keeper of the scooby snax is up there - that must be Miro. Decisions, decisions.
 
Then I hear shouting and for sure I know it is Miro. He has found Chef and healed him enough that he can actually function. They make a plan to close the portal, find a kitchen - to get some new tools for Chef, and then go kill Evil Seed properly. Then I hear Bart yelling at me and we hatch a plan to close the book. Miro offers to jump into my arms and he will close the book, but I decline the offer. He and Chef move off while Bart keeps moving towards the book as do I.
 
I decide to fire one arrow into the book in an attempt to destroy it. I call upon the entire pantheon of my gods and fire one arrow into the heart of the book. It disappears straight into the book and my quiver rattles like it is in a high wind even though I am not. I tell Bart that arrows are not a solution and fly up to the roof to wait for him to come over and "deal" with the book. Jesse shows up and they discuss what to do with the book and all about Master Kerner being alive again and the best way to kill him for sure this time. About that time, Bart is attacked by a GIANT cabbage. Jesse tries to talk it down, but Bart has to defend himself from it's tentacles. I move over a little and shoot a lightning arrow into it while it is fighting with Bart and knock it unconscious.
 
I hear people talking on the other end of the barn and Jesse, with Bart in tow, are heading to the corner of the barn to go that way so I start along the ridge line. I finally get to the other side of the roof and I hear angry coyote - which means that Miro is angry. What would make him that angry at this point?? Maybe he has been possessed? No way to tell with this fog and I can't see his eyes which would be the only way to tell right now. Jesse starts talking to me and I really begin to understand how possessed by the lich he is. He actually thinks he has a good solution to the demon problem. I take the demon bottle from Jesse and store it safely in my pouch. At least this one isn't at fault for Miro's current behavior. Jesse will go after Miro to see if he can help and I will go inside the house to see what is going on there.
 
What is going on is a crossbow bolt heading straight towards me! With no time to dodge, I initiate my lightning step ring and take off across the shadowy recesses. I hear a woman plotting to take over the demon horde and is obviously in charge now since we have taken out the Prince. I turn to see the person who probably shot a crossbow at me and is now a bit scorched, but is still going to start a fight - while crying. I have to find out why and we converse for a moment. He has lost everything - except maybe his mother-in-law. He agrees to most of what I have to say, however he raises his hand to show a hell brand aimed right at me.
 
Snow, lots of snow, snow from nowhere and it has frozen the cowhand attacking me. I attempt to drag him over to the bed and lay him down so that he doesn't fall whenever the paralysis ends. I can't move him. Xifeng suggest pecking out his eyes or failing that stripping him naked and tying him up. I refuse to strip off his clothes and suggest that we use the bed covers instead. Bottom line, I am NOT getting this man naked.