Deciding to double-check his wound for infection, Alptraum seeks out Phlagaea. He finds her in a drinking contest … that she's winning. Once she's victorious, the two go off to examine his injury. Unfortunately it's too late to stop what appears to be a rapidly progressing mutation of his right hand. His skin withers and peels away, revealing scales beneath. And worse, it reveals what appears to be a half-formed reptilian head in the back of his hand. Trying not to panic, Alptraum goes to seek the advice of Kaira … only to be sucked into the dagger instead of drawing her out. In the dagger prison, Alptraum finds out the extend of his problems … as his right hand is completely gone. In its place is the grinning head of Vorgulremik.