With Ilir leaping to attack (see KA19. The Verge), a fierce battle commenced on the beach.  Shiaali collapsed on the floor, holding her head in agony as Aktavi tried to take control of her once more.  Seeing this, Selene d'Lyrandar ran to her side, using one of the scrolls that they had been given in Sharn to try and protect their charge.  This left Arc, Elias Minch and Smith to attack the changeling in front of them.  They struggled against the changeling's initial onslaught, as his psionic soulknife cut into all three of them.

Ilir used Telekinesis to send Arc sixty feet up into the air, and Fear to send Smith as far away as possible.  Arc took the brunt of the fall when Ilir let go, and Smith got far enough away that the others briefly lost sight of the warforged.  Elias Minch stayed close, moving between constant jabs at the changeling, and taking cover behind some of the ruined walls that dotted the beach.

Eventually the soulknife attacks took their toll, and Arc fell unconscious on the sand.  With Smith barely standing and too far away to help, it fell to Elias Minch to try and stabilise the bard.  However before Elias Minch could complete the task, he was swept into the air by Ilir's Telekinesis, as Arc had been earlier.  With no other options, Elias Minch flung a pair of darts at the changeling.  They both hit in the neck, and with a gargle the changeling fell to the beach.  This released the grip on Elias Minch, and he fell back to the floor, using his monk abilities to land safely.  Selene d'Lyrandar ran over and stabilised Arc before she could bleed out completely.

With the battle over, they headed onto the Wayward Cuttle and sailed back to Khorvaire.  In Sharn, they returned to Lhara and her mysterious companion in the burgundy cloak.  There they witnessed the joyous reunion of Shiaali and Miira, and received payment for their work.