The party leaves DOX’AN’s temple. ADRIELLE HOLLOWTIDE takes the extra ship to return to Kyrthys and is never seen again. MYSHA OSSYROV’s body is not found.
The events of post(humous) take place.
CURRENT overhears JASTIRA PRESPHINE and MORROW GRAEME break up before she is contacted by FANG, who threatens to harm Current’s adoptive father, ARTICUS WHITMORE, if she doesn’t hand over the party’s Arcaenic Deck Cards.
WINONA FYTEFAIR discovers that her fellow Hawkemongress guild member and Derby teammate, JENNY VONOS, lost the invisibility spell she cast on FALRAAH MUQAH, whose love of her girlfriend SONG SIGRUNN was eaten by a Feast Beast in the Wildes.
GIDEON OSMUND and NAKIA argue over how best to use their powers and how to handle their mother, VALERIA OSMUND.
Jastira, possessed by MELEAPIRA, comes to Gideon’s door at night and warns her of the Kinkiller Blade.
We meet ULA ZAIRE, LUCEAUX KAVIAR’s current successor who has recently heard of his return. EMELOTH LOCKETT informs Ula of the recent ousting of SYNPIRA as Isa’s Fidelity guild leader in Terrapine, and that they have a new hire: VALPIONE.
The party arrives at Luceaux’s hideout in the Mondiak Highlands to repair their ship, the Copper Veil. Nakia suspects foul play.
BRINE discovers that today (Arcon 22 - the day of the annual Harvest Festival in Terrapine and the birthday of the Young Monarchs of Kyrthys) is not only her former anniversary with Jastira, but also Jastira’s anniversary with Morrow.
Winona tries and fails to hide from her childhood best friend, Ula.
At a party with everyone in the hideout, Brine gets inebriated and pukes on Gideon’s shoes. Gideon storms off, then has sex with Morrow in the hot springs, unintentionally bonding them together as fledgling God and Aasimar.
Luceaux finds Jastira passed out by the tree at the center of the hideout, which is in a crater. The tree repels Flux. He takes Jastira back to his quarters and ties her up for questioning.
Brine overhears Nakia and Emeloth plotting to kill Ula.
HIEROPHANT Y’VONNE sends Gideon a photo of ALAN OSMUND, Hierophant of Valix and Gideon’s adoptive father, as a veiled threat.