Some time after they had left Syngorn, Vex and her twin brother Vax'ildan stopped to set up camp one night. As Vax set off to a nearby town to pawn off some items they had "procured", Vex—who stayed behind to keep watch—was approached by two hunters—a man and a woman—asking if she’d share her fire. As they kept Vex company, they suddenly attacked her once her guard was down, noting from the twins' noble clothes that they came from money despite Vex's claim that they had no claim to it. They blindfolded her, drugged her, and carried her away.