Flight in the Night Walkthrough for Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (All Ilda Gift Locations)

Ilda is looking for a way to leave the Norgandian Settlement. She plans to depart after dark, during her father Dorin’s patrol, and join the Vermund scholar commission headed by Polyeidus. Flight in the Night is a brief Norgan side quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Make three gift stops, repel an ambush, escort Ilda to the Sealed Study, and take a sealed letter back home.

Quick answer: Pick “Wait for nightfall.” with Ilda, lead her to the salmon, winterweed blossom, and coldstools, defend her, bring her to Polyeidus in the Sealed Study, then deliver the Letter to Dorin.

Flight in the Night requirements

Flight in the Night is Dark Arisen content set wholly in Norgan. Ilda approaches you in the Norgandian Settlement and initiates the conversation; there is no need to hail her.

A dark night scene where a shielded warrior stands near a woman with a Hail prompt, a quest banner at top left and a minimap below. — The “Flight in the Night” quest tracker directs the player to find the fishing spot Ilda described, with an F “Hail (Hold to Talk)” prompt beside her in the dark.

Complete Ilda’s earlier side quest, Oh, to Be in Vermund.
Complete the main quest Sealed History, which puts Polyeidus in the Sealed Study.
Carry a Ferrystone or an Eternal Ferrystone to skip the long walks.
Be ready to fight at the last gathering stop.

Ilda treats the trip as a race to reach the scholar before dawn. Move quickly and make a backup save before you set out, because the run happens in one night.

Starting the escort with Ilda

Let Ilda approach you in the Norgandian Settlement and listen to her request. She says night is her best chance, because her father patrols the village then.

When the dialogue choice appears, pick “Wait for nightfall.” instead of “Decline”. Ilda answers, “Splendid! Let us pass the time here till we can be underway,” and the game skips ahead to night.

Meeting Ilda — Choosing "Wait for nightfall." starts the escort and moves the clock to night. Shown at 00:26 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Once you’re outside the village, talk to Ilda. She explains that she wants to bring the commission gifts of local produce, and Flight in the Night begins with the objective “Find the fishing spot Ilda described.”

Ilda follows you on foot with a lantern, and you can talk to her at any time with the “Hail (Hold to Talk)” prompt. Enemies show up on the dark paths between stops, so keep your weapon out.

Ilda’s three gift locations

Each stop appears on your map as a search circle around Valgr Ravine. You don’t need to fish, pick, or harvest anything. The objective advances when you arrive with Ilda, and she collects the produce herself during her dialogue.

Gift	Where	Confirmation banner
Norgan salmon	River shallows north-east of the settlement	“You found the Norgan salmon.”
Winterweed blossom	Cliff top east of the fishing spot	“You found the winterweed blossom.”
Coldstools	Roadside slope by animal bones, near ruins	“You found the coldstools.”

Norgan salmon in the river shallows

Lead Ilda north-east from the settlement and down to the shallow part of the river. Serpents can be in the water on the way, so clear them first. When you get there, Ilda wades in, says “This is it!”, and takes a salmon to salt and dry for the commission.

Finding the Fishing Spot — The river shallows are the first stop, and Ilda takes the Norgan salmon herself. Shown at 01:59 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Winterweed blossom on the cliff

The objective changes to “Find the clump of winterweed Ilda described.” She says it glows in the dark and grows somewhere east of the river, and your map marks a search area east of Valgr Ravine.

Checking Quest Log & Map — The winterweed search circle appears on the map east of Valgr Ravine. Shown at 02:44 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Head east until you reach the foot of a snowy cliff with pale blue light on top. Ilda spots it and calls out, “Look! Do you see yon glow, atop the cliff?” The cliff is too high to climb, so search along its base for a small entrance into a ruined stone building. Climb the wooden ladder inside. The chests up there hold Lv 1 spoils, including a Plastron and an Ancient Helm. Then walk out onto the ledge where the blossoms grow.

Locating Winterweed Blossom — Once you're on the ledge, Ilda inspects the winterweed blossom and remembers the coldstools. Shown at 04:30 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Coldstools by the animal bones

While she’s on the ledge, Ilda remembers coldstools. She calls them “an exceedingly rare variety of mushroom” that grows by a roadside a little way back. The objective becomes “Find the place with coldstools Ilda described,” and she marks a rough area on your map.

Heading to Coldstools Location — From the winterweed ledge, follow the roadside slope back toward the coldstool area. Shown at 05:04 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Head back west-north-west to the ruins just south of Valgr Ravine. Climb the short slope to a rocky bank with a tree, a stone wall, and a large animal’s rib bones. Red-capped mushrooms grow in the grass there. Ilda drops hints along the way, mentioning shade from a building and trees near a road. Three banners appear in order: “You learned details of the coldstools’ location.”, “You located the building near the coldstools.”, and “You found the coldstools.” Ilda adds that frigid fungi grow at the same spot, and that coldstools are the rarer of the two.

Discovering Coldstools — The coldstools grow beside the large skeletal remains, and the ambush starts here. Shown at 06:27 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.

Defend Ilda at the coldstools

Once Ilda mentions making a potion from the mushrooms, the objective becomes “Defend Ilda.” She cries, “Oh no! Help!” as monsters rush in. Beorcans, Direwolves, Stout Undead, and Aethons may all be part of the attack. Take them all down. With the area safe, Ilda thanks you, abandons the potion idea, and says you should continue to the scholars’ lodgings.

Character with a round shield on their back walks along a stone bridge between rocky, snowy hills toward a distant figure. — A lone traveler crosses a stone bridge toward the village, with the Village Defense quest asking the player to meet with Dwayne and defend the village together.

Aethons are the toughest part of the attack. A lightning build and hits to the head bring them down fastest.

Aethon stat	Value
Health	22,000
Weak to	Lightning (x1.35 damage)
Resistant to	Fire (x0.8 damage)
Head, slash and strike	x4 damage
Immune to	Unconscious
Experience	4,200

Escort Ilda to Polyeidus in the Sealed Study

Confirm the objective is “Escort Ilda to Polyeidus’s quarters.” The marker points to the Sealed Study, well north-west of you and past the Mountain Stronghold.

Use a Ferrystone or an Eternal Ferrystone to warp to the Sealed Study Portcrystal. If you walk instead, stay close to Ilda. She moves slowly and stops when you get about 15 metres ahead of her.

Go down the stone corridors and stairs into the study chamber with Ilda. Entering the chamber starts the conversation with Polyeidus on its own.

Polyeidus greets her with “Oho! It appears not everyone in the village sees us as their enemy,” accepts her help, and assigns her to the soldiers running the campground below. Ilda says she plans to gather materials and open a sort of shop, and then gives you a letter for her father. The banner “You escorted Ilda to Polyeidus’s quarters.” appears, the Letter to Dorin is added to your inventory, and the objective changes to “Deliver the letter to Dorin.”

Player with a round shield in a dim stone study with carved tablets, a quest banner, a Hail prompt and a minimap. — In the Sealed Study, the ‘Flight in the Night’ quest update reads “You escorted Ilda to Polyeidus’s quarters,” with a Letter to Dorin nearby and an option to Hail.

Reaching the Sealed Study doesn’t finish the quest. You still have to bring the letter back to Dorin.

Deliver the Letter to Dorin and confirm completion

Warp back to the Norgandian Settlement with a Ferrystone. Find Dorin by the bonfire. He walks over on his own and asks, “Oy! Where’s Ilda?”

When the Delivery screen opens (marked “Specified Delivery Only”), select the Letter to Dorin. The letter is sealed, weighs 0.01 kg, and changes the slot counter from x0/1 to x1/1.

Choose “Deliver,” then answer “Yes” to “Do you wish to deliver your selection?” Dorin recognizes his daughter’s handwriting and accepts that she has gone to stay with the commission.

You know the quest is done when “You delivered the letter to Dorin.” appears, followed by “Completed: Flight in the Night.” The rewards are listed below. The follow-up quest Village Defense is set as your priority quest right away, with the prompt “Speak with Dorin when you are prepared.”

Reward	Amount
Experience	70,000 XP
Rift Crystals	2,000 RC
Items	None
Unlocks	Ilda’s store, Village Defense

Ilda’s gifts and her store stock

All three gifts are ordinary curatives, and Ilda sells all of them, along with Heatstones, from her new store. Each stacks to 99 and can be given as a gift.

Norgan Salmon restores 200 Health and ages into Aged Norgan Salmon. Asps, Serpents, and Nokken can also drop it.

Winterweed Blossom cures the Blighted debilitation. Combined with Snowoak Bark or Norgan Maple Sap, it makes a Panacea.

Coldstool is a gamble if you eat it on its own. It either inflicts Blighted or gives you a temporary stat boost. Combined with Frigid Fungus or Norgan Maple Sap, it makes a Fungal Cure-All, which is the potent brew Ilda was about to make when the ambush hit.

Item	Price	Stock	Restock
Heatstone	3,000 G	1	+1 every 2 days
Winterweed	1,000 G	10	+5 every day
Winterweed Blossom	1,200 G	5	+1 every 2 days
Boreal Tuber	500 G	9	+3 every day
Norgan Salmon	3,600 G	7	+1 every day
Frigid Fungus	300 G	10	+5 every day
Coldstool	1,200 G	5	+1 every 2 days
Snowoak Bark	500 G	10	+3 every day
Norgan Maple Sap	1,000 G	6	+1 every 2 days

Ilda’s prices drop as your relationship with her improves. She gives a 5 percent discount when she likes you and 10 percent when she adores you. Her Winterweed restores 200 Health, the same as the salmon, and costs a lot less.