YAAAAAAAAAY! I've been waiting for a while for this, and as expected it was quite awesome. Quite awesome indeed. Muhuhahahaha!
This series is showing to be some real high quality material, with great characters, storytelling and special effects. I was sitting on the edge of my chair during the entire episode. It felt almost like playing bioshock.
I'm hoping the escapist realises that and allows you to stay for another year. I know who I'll be cheering for in this year's film festival.
Keep it up guys (and ladies, of course).
I'll be watching. In fact, maybe I'll go and watch this series all over again whilst waiting for the next episode....
btw: since they're standing in a field, maybe cryson(?) can summon some mud-monsters, monster trees or giant bee-swarms or something. A dragon would be cool too, but probably beyond your budget. XD