Tirek said nothing as he reformed at the last bonfire he and his companions had rested at, the second one they had found in the Undead Settlement, and frowned for a moment as he considered what had just happened to him, as the act of suddenly reappearing at one of the bonfires, after his world went black for a short period of time, meant that he had been killed and that his souls were in the area with the white tree. As such he simply rested at the bonfire that he was standing near and headed back to the bridge area that his companions were waiting for him at, because he was assuming that neither of his companions had died, since neither Sarana or Martok had appeared at this bonfire after he did, meaning the pair was still near the area he had died in. It didn't take him too long to go from bonfire to bonfire, where Tirek got up from where he was sitting and turned towards the path that was in front of him, finding that the manservant that was patrolling this path was still alive, meaning that the enemies had to be connected to him, as in if he died they all came back, though as he walked over to the area that his companions were standing in he watched as Martok attacked the manservant and seemed to be the foe's main target for the moment. That allowed Tirek to gather his magic for a few seconds as he blasted the manservant in the back a few times, mostly because he was annoyed by what happened a not even a few minutes ago, and it wasn't long before his target fell to the ground and stopped moving, allowing the three of them to regroup.
"So, it seems that someone is firing large arrows down at the area the white tree is in." Tirek remarked, his tone telling both of his companions that he didn't like what happened earlier, where the arrow came down and killed him in seconds by puncturing his chest, though he did notice that neither Sarana or Martok seemed all that worried about what they just found out, since it meant that this area would be hard to pass through.
"Based on what I've seen, the arrow came from the tower you wanted to visit." Sarana replied, informing Tirek that, despite the fact that he had been killed by the large arrow, she had studied the area in question and watched the last few arrows that had rained down upon the hollows that had been patrolling the area in question, before they glanced at the large tower in question, "I'm sure that if we investigate the tower, even for a few minutes, we can find a way to either take down whatever is loosing those arrows or, if we're lucky, convince them to stop firing at us and actually assist us in the future, provided that we're near a white tree, since that seems to be the only area that gets attacked."
"Then that is what we'll do." Tirek stated, because while he had wanted to explore the tower in question earlier, to see if it held anything that might be useful to them and their quest, this gave him the perfect chance to do so and it appeared that Sarana was in agreement with what he was saying, even if Martok seemed to be silent and didn't seem to care what they were talking about, before he did something that might be considered stupid to some.
Tirek carefully walked into the area that his souls were in, the black mass that was connected to him while green was the color that was associated with Sarana, leaving him wondering what Martok's soul color would be if he died at some point during their adventure, where he looked at the tower in question and found that whoever was loosing the arrows was only focusing on the rest of the hollows that were gathered around the white tree. While that was happening, and the area around his souls was free of arrows, he rushed out as quickly as he could, gathered the souls that he had been in possession of when he died, and then hightailed it back to where his companions were standing, somehow avoiding being struck by another arrow, to which he let out a sigh of relief as he focused on their next objective. He knew that they could use the nearby bonfire and head to the one that was near where Cornyx had been resting, but instead of doing that he headed for the sewer entrance as his companions followed him, because he suspected that if they went this way they might be able to bypass the evangelist and her small group, even if that meant fighting a few rats. As such it didn't take the three of them long to return to the sewer and assault the rats that called it home, Martok cleaving the large one in half like last time while Tirek and Sarana dealt with the smaller ones that were trying to help the large one, before they reached the other side of the sewer and climbed out into the area that the undead dog was guarding, who was quickly taken out by both Sarana and Martok attacking it.
Once that was done, and they headed outside, Tirek noticed that his idea had worked out, the evangelist and her little group was nowhere near the bridge that they needed to walk over, to which he quickly pulled the peasant hollow that was on the other side of the structure to where he and his companions were standing, where the three of them took down the hollow and then moved forward. From there they carefully walked over the bridge that the hollow had been guarding and spotted the three manservants that were guarding the area in front of them, where two of them were rather close to the bridge and one that was near the edge of the cliff, so they decided to be careful and focused their attention on the pair of enemies that were near them, who tried to throw their pots at them and ended up missing. Sarana and Martok focused on one manservant while Tirek focused on the other one, blasting his foe with his normal Soul Arrows, since he wasn't about to waste the stronger ones on something who didn't need such a spell to take down, though he did have to be very careful since his reflexes weren't the best in his current form. Of course it didn't take the three of them long to take down the pair of manservants that they were fighting, where they focused on the last one and stopped as Sarana raised her hand for a moment, which was when she walked forward and focused on the foe that was her target, who didn't seem to notice her approaching him from behind, which was the moment she kicked him over the ledge and sent him down into the pit that was below them.
Tirek was impressed by that, since he had to assume that knocking a manservant over the ledge wasn't easy due to how fast the others had reacted to their presence, before Sarana rejoined them and they moved forward, even though he did find a large lost soul near the well to their right as they walked towards the tower... only to find a man, or at least what he assumed was a man, sitting on some rocks while being dressed in some rather impressive looking black armor and a large hammer of some kind.
"Hmm... Another group of those Unkindled, are you? All of you faceless Undead, behaving as if you deserve respect from everyone you encounter." the knight remarked, his tone showing that he didn't much care about the trio and the fact that they were heading towards the tower that was in front of them, though him talking did cause them to stop for a few moments, just to hear him out, "No matter. Heed my words. If any of you have any sense, you’ll go find a coffin to huddle up inside. In this land of Hollows, all of you are like frail maidens on the front lines, especially the old fool. If any of you are like the others, and are fool enough to play the champion… then go on ahead, traipse right past the abandoned church. You’ll face death, and it won’t be pretty... enough death to leave you broken, time after time, until you give up."
"Charming." Tirek said, as he wasn't impressed by the knight and his opinions of the Unkindled, especially since he felt that all of them were weaklings that deserved to be put down, before he walked away from where the knight was sitting and headed for the tower, which the man seemed to call a church for some odd reason, but as he did that he did spot a lone door off to the side and a lady that happened to be resting on the other side, like she was imprisoned, though right now it didn't appear that they could do anything for her and continued to move forward.
It was in the following moments that they walked up to the large doors of the tower and Martok opened the way for them to enter the structure, where they found a set of stairs that lead to where a lift was waiting, though as they walked towards it the lift suddenly moved into the air and headed towards the ceiling of the tower, before a second lift came up from the basement, baring a knight that seemed to be dressed in an onion shaped set of armor, was carrying a decent shield, and held a greatsword in his right hand that rested against his shoulder.
"Hmm... Mmmmmm... Hmm... Mmm... Oh! Pardon me, I was absorbed in thought." the knight said, showing that he hadn't been ignoring the group after he arrived on the level that they were standing on, even though he did walk off the lift he had been riding on, and that he was thinking about something that seemed to be bothering him, "I am Siegward of Catarina, though to be honest, I'm in a bit of a pickle. Have you ever walked near a white birch, only to be struck by a great arrow? Well, if I'm not mistaken, they come from this tower. Whoever it is, I'm sure I can talk some sense into them, but to do that I have to find a way up to the top of this building, and that's just the trouble. This lift, as you no doubt noticed, only goes down and... well, that doesn't get me anywhere... but you know... with a little warming up, eventually... No, no... I've got to use my head and think."
Tirek stared at the knight for a moment, who seemed to be thinking about the lift, before he stepped onto the lift for a few seconds and waited for Sarana and Martok to join him, though when they joined him he pressed the button that was in the middle of the lift and they descended into the basement of the tower, as he was curious as to what was down here, before they bothered visiting the top of the tower. It didn't take the lift all that long to reach the basement, where he and his companions found a large empty chamber in front of them, one that had a curved set of stairs to take them down to the lower level, which allowed them to notice that there was another opening, a doorway that would likely take them to another part of the land. When they tried to explore the chamber they found nothing, no weapons, no armor, and no loose items that they might be able to use, to which they headed through the doorway and found another chamber that lead them right to a door, though there were a few pillars in this area and it was being guarded by a small humanoid knight that was dressed in the same armor that the beast that was guarding the Great Gate and the Dancer happened to be wearing, meaning he had to be from the same place that those two had come from. The interesting thing was that this foe was holding onto a straight sword that seemed to have bits of frost rolling off the blade, confirming that all of the beings that wore this armor seemed to dabble in ice magic, though that also meant that they had to be careful, since the last two had been dangerous and this one was likely just as dangerous as they had been.
As it turned out the knight was almost as fast as the Dancer had been, especially since it was using all four of its limbs to move around the area that they were in, because it rushed at Martok and slammed the side of its weapon against his armor, while bits of frostbite seemed to spread around the area he was standing in, mostly in an arc to follow the icy blade the knight was holding. Despite how tough Martok's armor was, and Tirek was sure that it was pretty tough considering how it looked, it appeared that the frostbite was able to seep into his armor and chill his body, how he had no idea and he knew that he wouldn't have the time to question it since they needed to take this knight down quickly, which was why both he and Sarana separated so they could attack the knight from two different directions. Interestingly enough the knight didn't appreciate them doing that, as he switched from fighting Martok and lashed out at Sarana, who, with her athletics and grace, did her best to avoid the incoming attacks and make sure she didn't get hit but the knight's blade, though she couldn't swing her sword at their foe, meaning she was purely on the defensive right now. That allowed Tirek to focus his magic for a moment as he loosed a Heavy Soul Arrow at his target, hitting the knight in the back and sending him into the wall that Sarana was moving towards, who avoided being hit by their foe and the armor he was wearing the moment she noticed what was going on, before the three of them regrouped to see if their opponent had been taken down. Of course, as Tirek expected, the knight wasn't willing to give up that easily and picked himself up not a few seconds later, where he turned around and glared at the group for a moment, giving them time to split up again as a plan came into Tirek's mind, one that would allow them to take down their foe and see what was on the other side of the door.
The plan was simple, he was going to use Sarana and Martok as bait for the knight, since he seemed more interested in fighting those two at the moment, and while their foe was distracted he was going to blast him a few more times with his Heavy Soul Arrows, hopefully weakening the knight to the point where he either collapsed or they cut him down, be it by his magic or by the weapons his companions were using. If they had the time to stop and talk he was sure that the plan would have come up in conversation, as they talked about what the three of them were going to do with this guy, but in the end he knew that the best course of action was to keep blasting the knight and take it down, that way they could see what was on the other side of the door and keep moving forward. Despite his thoughts on the matter it almost looked like Sarana and Martok knew what he was doing and might be playing along, or he was just imagining things, though based on what was happening it did seem that they would be taking out the knight soon, which was good news since Tirek wanted the knight dead at this point, before their luck changed on them. As it turned out the knight was smarter than he was giving him credit for, because when Tirek loosed the third Heavy Soul Arrow the knight actually avoided the spell and turned around so he could rush him, where he swugng his sword through the air as he did so, which allowed him to cut right through the right side of Tirek's body, causing him to stagger for a moment as he reached for his Estus Flask, but that failed as the knight cleaved him in half seconds later, causing his world to go black once more.
A few seconds later Tirek reappeared at the bridge bonfire and frowned as he took a seat near the flame, making sure not to be too close since that could potentially influence the fight that Sarana and Martok were in, though he didn't have to wait long for the pair to return, either indicating that they had succeeded, found a new bonfire, and had returned to his side so they could move forward, or they had been killed as well, which was what likely happened.
"Well, that plan failed miserably." Tirek remarked, because originally he felt that using both Sarana and Martok as bait had been the right way to go, especially since it had worked for some time, but now that all of them had been slain by that knight, and their souls were inside the chamber that it resided in, he knew that his plan was a failure and that they would need to come up with something better for the next time they faced him.
"That's the way things happen sometimes, you just got to adapt to the situation," Sarana replied, where she glanced off in the direction of the ruined house the pair of hollows she had broken had been located, finding that neither of them had returned thanks to her and her companions returning to this bonfire, before she turned her gaze back to Tirek and Martok, even if she had nothing more to say about the situation.
"Still, I would like our souls back, before we do anything else." Tirek stated, as he needed those more than either of his companions did, even if they didn't know why he was so interested in gathering as many souls as he could before the next time they talked to the Fire Keeper, to which he got up from where he was sitting and headed off in the direction of the sewers, as it was time to repeat most of what they had just done.
Thanks to the fact that they knew how each of the enemies in their path was going to act the group was able to make it back to the tower in the same amount of time it took them to reach it the first time, though as they entered the structure Tirek noticed that the knight that they had met earlier, Siegward if he recalled the name correctly, was missing, either due to solving the puzzle of the lift or just growing bored of it and leaving on his own. Before any of them stepped on the lift, to take it down to the basement, Sarana ran over it and pressed the button as she did so, to which Tirek watched as it raised into the air and disappeared, showing him that the lift must have been linked to how they used it earlier, since he was under the impression that those sort of things didn't change when they died and were reborn at the bonfires. As such they waited for the basement lift to arrive, which only took a few seconds, and when it came up to where they were standing the group stepped on it before the button was pressed, sending them back down to where the icy knight and their souls were located. When the lift came to a stop they walked off of it and headed right back down the steps that were in front of them, but when they reached the area that was their destination they found that the knight was back where they found him and that there were three soul spheres resting near the ground, one green, one blue, and one black, indicating who they belonged to. This time around Sarana had a plan of attack, she was going to head in, distract the knight so that both Tirek and Martok could pick up their souls, and then once that was done they were going to retreat to the lift and head up to the top of the tower, where she would make sure to collect her own souls on the way back, to which the pair nodded their heads and let her move out of the chamber they were standing in.
Interestingly enough the plan worked as well as Sarana had planned, the knight chased after her and left the area the souls were in alone, allowing Tirek and Martok to carefully gather their souls and then, once they were collected, back out of the chamber as quickly as possible, to which their companion noticed and raced towards them, gathering her souls as she went, before they returned to the lift and sent it back up as soon as all of them were on it, allowing them to glance at the potentially annoyed knight as they returned to the entrance of the tower. Once the three of them were back up at the entrance chamber for the tower, and each of them got off the lift, Sarana stepped on the button once more and sent it back down to the basement, allowing the lift that would take them to the top of the tower to come down and stop as soon as it replaced the other one. The moment that happened the trio climbed on the lift and tapped the button, allowing it to take them up into the upper reaches of the tower, where Tirek found that this was really the only way to go between the entrance, the basement, and the top, though as they did that he also heard the familiar sound of Siegward, maybe halfway up the tower, and spotted some planks that would serve as a walkway. He was a little curious if the knight in question would be happy to see them or not, if they happened to head over to where he was located, but for now he pushed those thoughts aside as they reached the chamber that was the top of the tower, where he quickly found some stairs that would allow them to stand on the circular roof, though Sarana did find a soul to add to their collection.
From there they walked up the steps and headed outside, where Tirek came to a stop when they reached the top of the stairs and found an interesting sight, a large figure, a giant to be exact, that had chains around its waist area and some sort of helmet, who happened to be standing in an area that allowed him to see the white tree he kept firing at, and off to the side, not currently in use, was a massive bow with some large arrows, showing that he was the one that was wrecking everyone that stood near the tree.
"Who are you?" the giant asked, showing the group that he knew they were there and that he was curious as to what they were doing up here, even if he didn't actually say anything like that, but Tirek didn't draw upon his magic, no doubt confusing his companions for a moment, though they remained silent as he approached the giant and was the one that the being focused on.
"I am Tirek, and these are my companions Sarana and Martok," Tirek replied, making sure to gesture to himself and to the pair that was standing behind him, mostly because he suspected that this giant would view them as not hostile if none of them tried to attack it, since it seemed to be shooting at the aggressive hollows that were wandering near the birch tree, something he would keep in mind for the future, just in case there were more trees like it in this land, "Listen, we would... appreciate it... if you didn't loose those arrows at us when we walk by the white tree."
"I help anytime." the giant stated, apparently not even taking a moment to think about what Tirek had said, meaning he likely focused on the fact that none of them tried to kill him, to which he handed him a white branch that seemed like the ones that were around the tree, only it felt different from what he had seen earlier, before the giant went back to what he was doing and glanced down at the area that the tree was in.
Tirek honestly had no idea why the giant was acting this way, even though he hated the fact that he even said what he said to show him that they weren't going to bother him, but in the end he guessed that he had been successful, as now the giant wouldn't be raining down death upon them if they stepped into the area that the birch tree was resting in, to which he pocketed the branch he had been given and departed from where the giant was standing. From there he, Sarana, and Martok returned to the lift and started to ride it down to where the entrance to the tower was located, though instead of waiting for that to happen they jumped off it when they got really close to where the planks happened to be resting and found that they lead outside, to a roof that was much lower than the one the giant was one. Tirek noticed three things in the area he and his companions discovered, the first being that there was another part of the Undead Settlement in front of them, the second was that Siegward happened to be sitting near the edge of a path that would take them into the part of the settlement that he had discovered, and the third was the most important one, as there happened to be a large gray creature, a golem or demon of some kind, that was on fire and happened to be carrying a large axe in its hands, showing that it was ready in case someone attacked it. Of course he wasn't the only one that saw the beast, as he could tell that his companions were staring at the creature, no doubt wondering if they were going to fight it or if they were going to leave it alone, though Tirek knew that to truly explore the area that was in front of them they would have to end the fiery beast, to avoid it chasing them down if they found something interesting.
"Hmm... Mmm... Ah, oh! Don't disappear like that, you had me downright worried. But thanks to you, an epiphany has struck me square in the head. I've unravelled the riddle of this inscrutable lift!" Siegward said, showing that he was a little surprised to see them again, but then, after thinking about it, he seemed happy to be in their company again, as it was due to them using the lift that he was able to even figure out how the lift worked, despite the fact that Tirek knew it was rather easy to figure out what the solution was, "On some days, I begin to doubt myself. I went up the tower, or so I thought, then somehow ended up here... to be honest I'm not exactly sure what happened. Anyhow, do you see that? That humongous beast. I'm no coward, and I have a steady hand, but that thing makes my skin crawl. Now, now, think twice before you go down that road. I could try talking some sense into him... no, I think not. He's far too over-heated for that to work. I've got to use my head and think."
Tirek didn't even bother to see if Sarana or Martok were following him as he jumped down onto the roof that was in front of them and then did it again to reach the road that was part of the path that the beast was patrolling, though not a few seconds later his companions dropped down behind him, showing that they would tackle the fiery beast together and then, once it was taken care of, explore the area to the fullest, which was the moment their foe spotted them and roared at them, as if it was angry about them being here.
"No! You should have waited!" Siegward shouted, showing that even while he was thinking he had been studying the area and had noticed them drop down into the part of the settlement that they were near, as well as annoy the beast with their presence, before Tirek noticed that he seemed to accept what they were doing, "Well, it's too late now. I, Siegward of the Knights of Catarina, will fight by your side!"
What happened next was that Tirek, Sarana, and Martok scattered the moment their foe took a deep breath, as not a few seconds later he loosed a burst of fire to try and torch them, meaning that fire magic, which Tirek didn't have at the moment, would have been ineffective against him, which was why he was focused on using the Heavy Soul Arrow to attack their foe. As the first of those spells hit the beast, and didn't stagger it like it did to most of the enemies that were on the receiving end of the arrow, Siegward rushed into the area they were fighting in and joined Martok in attacking the beast's legs and chest, which let Sarana weave in and out as she attacked the beast, making sure she wasn't close enough to be hurt by their foe's massive axe. What was interesting was the fact that their foe had trouble even focusing on who was the more important target, which the icy knight from earlier didn't have trouble deciding, though while the beast couldn't be staggered by the Heavy Soul Arrows, a slight annoyance, Tirek did find that his spells were doing some damage and that their foe was weakening the longer they fought it. He had to admit that it was rather amusing that a large creature like this couldn't handle fighting four small enemies, especially with how big his axe was and the fire breath that he had access to, while a small foe like the icy knight was more than able to take care of that many attackers in rapid succession, but he was sure that he and his companions would be able to take out the lone knight that was guarding the way forward, they just had to be careful the next time they confronted him.
In the end it didn't take them all that long to topple the large fiery beast, as when the fatal blow was struck it tensed up and then crashed on the ground that was in front of it, giving Martok and Siegward enough time to get away from it as Sarana stood by Tirek, and when they were sure the beast was no longer moving, showing it was dead, Siegward laid his weapon on the ground and took a seat for a moment.
"That was quite the performance, but you mustn't get in over your head. As Unkindled we must put our duties first, and ignore everything else." Siegward stated, showing that he was happy to have fought by their side for a few moments, even if he felt that they needed to study an area before charging in like that, before he reached into his own pack for a few seconds and pulled a drink out, which he tossed one to Martok, before pulling a second one out for himself, "But for the moment, we've a toast to make. To your valor, my sword, and our victory together. Long may the Sun shine!"
Tirek was assuming that Siegward was giving them some sort of brew that the undead were supposed to enjoy, since he did just say he was Unkindled as well, but neither Sarana or Martok were interested in drinking it at the moment and that, oddly enough, didn't seem to upset the warrior, rather he seemed happy just to have something to celebrate, though as they started to leave he informed them that he was going to take a nap and that he might see them again at some point in the future. As they walked away from where Siegward was sitting, and happened to fall asleep, Sarana showed Tirek a new type of gem she found, laying beside the beast's corpse, which seemed to be a piece of Titanite that was infused with the power of fire, something that was like the other gems they had collected so far, to which she put it inside their pack as they started to explore the area they were in. One thing Tirek noticed right away was that there were a number of fires around this part of the settlement, no doubt the fault of the beast they had slain, though he followed his companions for as they looked around the area for anything that might be useful, where Sarana pulled out her bow and loosed two arrows into the air, knocking two hanging corpses to the ground. One of them had been strung up in their armor, something that Martok took in case either of them wanted better gear later, while the other had a really nasty item on it, a tongue to be exact, though Sarana didn't seem bothered by it as she stored it inside their pack, meaning that it must be useful at some point in the future, even if Tirek wasn't sure of how it would be useful.
After collecting those items the group headed for the only building that seemed to have an entrance, where they did locate a number of hanging cages and some pellets of some kind, one that Sarana knew about and would make sure he knew later, before they headed up the nearby stairs and entered the second floor of the building they were in, which was rather bare and seemed to serve as a way to enter a second building. The reason Tirek considered that was because there was a walkway that connected this building to the one that was next to it, though as he started to walk over there Martok found a short passage that had an item at the end, but when he reached it some of the cages came to life and attacked the three of them, meaning some cage spiders had been lingering in this area. Of course, since they were used to how these enemies fought, it wasn't hard for them to take the fight to the cage spiders and knock them down, even if Tirek was just a tad bit annoyed with the seemingly serious warrior suddenly calling enemies to fight the three of them, but his strength was great and he needed that for the quest he was on. Sarana returned to him a few seconds later with more of the blue skull items they had found before, useless items he was sure, though when she pocketed the skulls they headed over the walkway that was nearby and headed into the other building so they could see what was in it, before trying their hands on killing the icy knight or heading over to the area the giant had been guarding.
As they entered the other building they discovered that there happened to be a cage spider to their left, and the only reason any of them knew it was because the cage shifted when Tirek walked over to the chairs that were near the edge of the area they were in, leaving the pair of undead dogs, that happened to be guarding the inside of the building, to Sarana and Martok. The cage spider was easy to take out, mostly since it stayed back and didn't seem to be very quick, and both of the dogs were easy to take out as well, so it wasn't long before the three of them were able to head into the area that the pair of undead dogs had been guarding and braced themselves, as Tirek was sure there were some evangelists in this area, even if they hadn't seen those enemies yet. There was a chest in front of them, opposite of where the opening they walked through was located, though when Tirek moved to open it four more cage spiders dropped down the moment he did that, where Sarana and Martok lashed out the moment their foes landed, to which Tirek picked up the resin that was inside the chest and blasted one of the foes that was coming to attack them. It didn't take them long to take this group of enemies down, since the cage spiders were easy to take out, before they headed up the ramp that was nearby and came to a stop when they reached the next level of the building, where Tirek discovered a pair of evangelists standing near the doorway that would lead outside. Tirek focused on one of the evangelists as Sarana and Martok attacked the other one, as in they separated the pair and made sure that they didn't rush to the aid of the other, and it didn't take them long to bring the pair down, allowing them to walk over to the doorway and see what was outside the building.
With the way cleared they walked outside the building and found that there was a wooden set of stairs that would take them to the roof, which was what they did and headed up to the highest point in this part of the settlement, where Tirek discovered that there was another wooden platform, one that was more ruined than the one they just walked on to reach the roof, and a path that lead to the small tower that was near the church building he wanted to head into. What he and his companions discovered was that there was a ring on the other platform, probably brass or gold with a blue stone set in it, but Sarana pocketed it as they headed towards the backside of the roof, so they could see what the small tower had in store for them. It was then that Tirek discovered that there was a wooden platform between the top of the roof and the area around the tower that they needed to get to, so the three of them took turns dropping down to the short wooden platform, to make sure none of them had problems, before doing the same thing and quickly touched down on the area of the tower they could walk on, where Sarana found some more of the odd bones around the corner. From there Tirek noticed that the only way forward was for them to enter the tower and then carefully jump over to the platform that was over on the other side of the structure, where Sarana and Martok used one of their Estus Flasks to reverse any damage they might have taken so far, something Tirek replicated just in case, before they took turns jumping over to where the small ledge was located and then, once each of them touched down on the ledge, they dropped down into the lowest part of the tower.
What they discovered in the lowest part of the tower was another ring, this one baring the emblem of a blossom of some kind, and an interesting suit of armor that was missing the helmet, if it even came with a helmet, though Sarana and Martok made sure those items were stashed in their packs before leaving the tower so they could head back to one of the bonfires, as it was time to rest before they visited the area the giant had been firing at, though Tirek knew that soon they would be done with this area and they could finally move on with their quest.