Eventually the Magi took shelter hiding in a wood on the Haberden, a water meadow to the south of Bury, having recovered two tiny flowers from the Bull's garland which contained creo vis. In the morning, cloaked by Byron's magics and hiding under a tarpaulin they set off north for Brandon, to catch the ship which would take them to their new home, with Thomas the Servant driving the cart.

They were interrupted on their journey by a gang of Brigands who attempted to waylay the cart on the Breckland, but the magio remained invisible and spooked the bandits into fleeing in terror!

On arrival at Brandon they met Captain Noah of the ship 'The Crimson Cow' which Gregory had hired, and camped for a few hours after drinking in a riverside inn with the sailors, who were already used to Gregory and knew they were dealing with Magi.

That night they set out to collect two butterlies containing auram vis from a nearby tumuli, Black Dog Mound, and on the way encountered Black Shuck, a ferocious faerie hound, but Janus managed to outstare it and it fled, tail between legs! The Bandits were discovered encamped at the mound, and frightened off, and the vis collected, but then everything went wrong...