Episode 5.1 - Lambert

The Road of Shadows

In this episode, Amber and Daniel confront a Shadow named Ragamon in the township of Lambert, leading to a confrontation with Daniel's traum

Key takeaways

• Amber has developed an advanced ability to experience precise, detailed visions of Shadow locations.
• The character Ragamon is identified as a member of the Vesperine kin.

Main topics

• Psychic visions
• The Blood Monarch

Notable quotes

This one's for Helen.

Conclusion

The episode raises the stakes of the series by introducing a new tacti

Transcript preview

Speaker 3 (0:06) The Road of Shadows. Created by Mark R. Healy. A Beyond the Dark production. Season 5. Episode 1. Lambert. Seems Speaker 2 (0:42) that I've reached your answering machine again. If I didn't know any better, I'd have thought you were trying to avoid me. Roderick here, obviously. I hope you're both keeping well since last we spoke. It's been, what, a few weeks now? Time flies. I just wanted to let you know about some new developments on my side of things. You remember that when we left Oakwood, I intended to seek out several of our fellow Nostrama, old friends of mine who also happen to be scholars like myself. They all agreed that there are ripples across the entire kin, a collective unease that has placed our enemies squarely on the back foot. And, um, it seems like the most likely cause of it is, uh... Well, the two of you. Your actions over the past few months have sent a shudder right to the very heart of their world. And that brings us to her. Now, I know that you've said previously that you still intend to hunt shadows down one by one from town to town, but I think that after hearing about my research into the Blood Monarch, I may finally be able to persuade you to see things my way. She is utterly fascinating, this creature. And as I always suspected, she might well be the key to everything we hope to achieve. In any case, if I have my days correct, I'm guessing that you must be close to reaching your next target by now. I wish you luck and a clean kill. Please stay safe, my friends, and do call me back when you get the chance. Goodbye. Speaker 5 (2:45) This has to be the place, Amber. It's just like you described it. Do you feel it close by? Speaker 1 (2:52) Yeah. This is the place, alright. It's here, no doubt about it. Speaker 5 (2:56) In that case, I better keep this axe handy. Speaker 1 (2:59) Right. Let's go introduce ourselves. Speaker 5 (3:22) Let's handle this in the usual way. Start with the room on the left, and then we can- Look Speaker 1 (3:27) out! Shit! Speaker 1 (3:30) Nice! You've got him down, now finish him off! Speaker 5 (3:34) Not so fast, Amber. This one's personal. Speaker 1 (3:38) What? He's there for the taking, Daniel. Just go ahead and do it. Speaker 5 (3:42) Relax. He's not going anywhere, are you, Shadow? You Speaker 4 (3:47) think you can intimidate me, Nostroma? I'm not afraid of your kind. Go ahead, do Speaker 5 (3:57) your worst. Not afraid, huh? Maybe you should be. Before we go any further, I want to know your name. Speaker 1 (4:07) Daniel, why is that important? What's the point of this? Speaker 5 (4:11) Just give me a minute, Amber. This won't take long. Well? I asked you a question, Shadow. Among the Vesperine... I am known Speaker 4 (4:24) as Ragamon. Do Speaker 5 (4:27) you know who I am, Ragamon? Of Speaker 4 (4:30) course I know who you are. After what you've done, both you and your friend here are well known amongst my kind. Speaker 5 (4:40) But what I want to know is, do you remember me from before? This isn't the first time I visited the township of Lambert. Speaker 4 (4:48) Maybe you should refresh my memory. Speaker 5 (4:52) The movie theater across town. I'm sure you're familiar with it, right? What about it? I was there a while back, watching a late-night screening. When the show was over, I met a young woman outside. She was a traveler heading east, I think. Her name was Helen. She'd been staying in Lambert for a week or two, picked up some part-time work at Denton's Garage. When we were done talking, Helen set off for home. I watched her slip on her headphones and hit play on her Walkman, not realizing that further down the alley, they're in the darkness. You were waiting for her. Speaker 4 (5:29) Ah, ahaha! I think I remember now. Helen, yes, she was right for the picking that one. Speaker 5 (5:43) A juicy specimen, I must admit. Go ahead, taunt me all you want. Just know that her name is the last thing you'll ever hear. Do Speaker 4 (5:51) you know what else I remember? A coward who stood by and watched the whole thing happen. You should have seen your face, Daniel, when I revealed myself to you. Speaker 4 (6:12) Such delicious terror. You Speaker 5 (6:14) knew I was Nostroma even back then. That's why you didn't come after me. Speaker 4 (6:19) I didn't come after you because you weren't worth my time. You weren't then and you aren't now. Speaker 5 (6:29) Whatever you say. Speaker 4 (6:31) Stand back, Amber. Give me some room. A coward. Speaker 4 (6:37) That's what I remember. Running away into the night with his tail between his legs. Speaker 5 (6:45) Yeah. Well, times have changed. I'm not running anymore. And this one... This one's for Helen. Speaker 4 (6:56) Daniel? Speaker 1 (7:10) Are you okay? Speaker 5 (7:12) Yeah, I'm fine. I, uh... I only wish I could have made the bastard suffer more for what he did. Speaker 1 (7:19) Well, I could have stepped over and laid my hands on him. Let him writhe in pain as his lifeblood slowly trickled away. But I got the impression you wanted to handle this one yourself. Speaker 5 (7:29) I did. Thanks for giving me the time to take care of it. Speaker 1 (7:35) Is something else on your mind? Speaker 5 (7:38) I, uh... I let him get under my skin a little. That shit about me being a coward and running away when Helen needed me. Speaker 1 (7:46) From what you've told me about that night, she was already dead by the time you realized what was happening, right? Speaker 5 (7:53) Yeah. I wasn't able to reach her in time. Speaker 1 (7:58) So there's nothing you could have done. Come on. There's no point dwelling on it. We're done here. We should get back to... Amber, Speaker 5 (8:07) what's wrong? Speaker 1 (8:09) It's... My eyes! You Speaker 5 (8:11) getting the visions again? Speaker 1 (8:12) I think so. It must be this house or... Because I was so close to the shadow just now. Oh, it's really coming on strong. Just give me a minute. This is making