Without warning, an Elf bursts out of the woodland surrounding the Stone. He is bleeding heavily and mumbling about ancient betrayal. In his hands he holds a strange leather case. He falls into your arms and begs you for aid.

When Revealed: The first player takes control of Falaїn (Wounded side faceup). Discard cards from the top of the encounter deck until X Pursuer enemies are discarded, where X is the number of players in the game. Add those enemies to the staging area.

Time 2.

After the last time counter is removed from this stage, if Three Farthing Stone is in the victory display, advance to stage 3. If Three Farthing Stone is not in the victory display, the players have not fled in time and lose the game.