A band of treasure hunters chases Connor into a death-stinking ruin after he marches in with skeletons. Mr. Yale warns holy powers counter the Undead, but the others—boasting they have Aurelyon—hide in the dark to ambush and humiliate Connor for loot. Inside the crypt, cultists hail the Lord of the Undead; Carthus pledges allegiance and pleads, "Please, undo my bind and free me." The sovereign promises supreme, unlimited power in return but stops at an unfinished condition, leaving Carthus' release and the hunters' ambush unresolved.