Emma, Ray, and the escaped children of Grace Field House continue their journey on foot through a dark forest. They discover that a pen given to them by Norman belonged to William Minerva and contains a holographic map with coded messages referring to text in the House textbooks. Using the map, Ray determines Minerva's location and the children use information in their textbooks to help them survive. They are found and pursued by a giant demonic beast, and are forced to split up with Emma leading the children towards Minerva’s location while Ray distracts the monster. Three demons kill the monster, but they continue to chase Ray after he states that he is the highest-scoring child of the House and the only survivor. He is saved when a hooded figure on horseback rescues him. Meanwhile, Emma and the children encounter a hooded woman who takes them to her sanctuary. Ray and Emma reunite when they awake in a cavern, but Ray soon realizes that the woman and man who saved them are both demons.