GameMaster says:
... Hopefully, I catch a glimpse of the source (even if just in a private note so as to not spoil it for the party), ...
We can move right to the source for our next scene, then you can try talk to it (
Ezme and Wankle have established talk as a possible solution) and try to reach a resolution.
Your bottled-mist
might be a bargaining chip (though there seems to be
lots of mist, so what value does a small bottle have?) Or it could have other value for a friend that can't exist outside the mist?