Wild Bunch #27

Alexander used ingenuity, and no small amount of magic, to repair the damage done to their ship, the Floating Pot, by Hinto and brought it back to the small island where the rest of the Wild Bunch were dealing with the discoveries of Mag's temple.

Within the temple, Nickelgin and Winnifed attempted to learn more about the mysterious red cube and the tree sprouting from it. They were soon joined by Alexander, Rusty, Melvin, Jamiah, and Equaline.

The group was soon able to discern the red cube was not an original part of Mag's temple, and the power it was displaying was divine, but in a completely different way than the power of Mag all around them.

The also found a notebook on the body of Millie which outlined a ship route from the Kindred Isle to this very island with instructions to feed "Doxx" the fruit from the tree found there to change his shape.

• The group soon realized that Melvin was actually no other than the missing king of the Kindred Isle, Doxx the Dire, a bear-kin who was being kept in this "Melvin" form through the fruit of the tree. 

• Rusty confirmed this to be the case, as he'd followed the trail of the kidnaped Doxx to this island as his protector. But Rusty had no idea how to get Doxx back, or if it was even the wise course of action in the first place, considering Doxx was becoming violent and unreasonable before his disappearance.

The group decided to grab a crate of the fruit from the tree, seal the entrance to the chamber, and leave the temple.

They made their way back to the ship, and Rusty gave Melvin a sigil ring he'd brought with him from Doxx's old life.

• Upon hearing that Millie was dead, a glimpse of Doxx emerged, as he simply replied in a low, growling voice, "Good."