Summoning one of their feather tokens, the Protectors of the Pass boarded their roc steed, and flew to the hag's hut in the swamp. Arriving, they witnessed three witch-like women patrolling the home. While Winry and Rayland approached stealthily, Jack engaged the women in conversation, while Bryn and Myetharia took up positions to defend. Becoming flustered, Jack ran out of words, and simply attacked the hags, kicking off combat.
The hags quickly summoned shambling skeletons to their side. Outnumbered, the Protectors were in a tight spot. Looking for options, Rayland unlocked one of the many locked huts in the hag's campsite, and found within a chained woman in a red dress. Unlocking her manacles, the woman leapt into action, delivering a Fireball that turned the tide of battle. The woman introduced herself as Katrina, the sister of the Gate Pass thief Rantle, who had requested the Protectors keep an eye out for her.
The battle turning in their favor, the party quickly mopped up the skeletons, the hags, and their pet alligator, the boggy swamp once again falling quiet and peaceful.