It's interesting why this happened.
1) Too many losses; the prince decided that we wouldn't be able to handle it if we didn't join forces.
2) He didn't like the hack with Sene, and he decided to play it safe. Because, like, the rule no longer brings any fun anyway; merging groups won't fundamentally change anything, but it will be impossible to bind the hypnotized so easily.
3) Something has changed in the mansion. Maybe we won't find the old doors in the north wing anymore, and there might be a more complex labyrinth in the south wing, for example. Let's see.
Another question about the poisoned ones. Revan, has the poison worn off them yet?
Have the wounded, if any, recovered?
That's all for now. We need to decide who goes where to explore. I'm up for anything./