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Scadu Altus is the plateau north of Castle Ensis, with the Shadow Keep standing over it. This section takes it in two halves: first the west, Moorth and Bonny, then a short round of talks, and only then the camp at the Keep's gate and the east.
Until the warning further down, go no further north on the Keep road than the map stele, and don't cross the bridges east of Bonny Village. Going past either sets off a world event that ends talks you haven't finished.
That key leads to Queelign himself in the Church District, and he accepts one Iris, once. This run gives him an Iris of Occultation for his Greatsword; the other reward waits for NG+. A later quest at the Cathedral of Manus Metyr needs an Iris of Grace. Irises can stand in for a Rune Arc, so don't spend one that way.
Riding up to the Shadow Keep's Main Gate, or going past the bridges east of Bonny Village, breaks a Great Rune, and how close counts is not settled. So finish the next rows first, by fast travel, and stay well clear of both. It ends both of Sir Ansbach's cross talks for good: Ansbach: report the Belurat cross, from the Belurat, Tower Settlement section, and Ansbach: report Scaduview Cross, the next row. Freyja: talk after the Dancing Lion ends with them. Black Syrup and Thiollier's Concoction, from the East Gravesite Plain and Castle Ensis section, may end there too, and a later Dragon Communion step needs the Concoction: if you skipped them, go back for both now.
With those talks done, the rest of Scadu Altus is open to you. The rune may break at any point from here on: it does no further harm, and a row past the Bridge Leading to the Village grace sends you back round the NPCs.
Count Ymir has more to give, but his next rows need the Finger Ruins bells: the guide returns here after those. The Church District lies through the tunnel northwest of the Church District Highroad grace.