Sevro warns about Gorgons and doubts Diomedes’s support as Darrow drives the chase toward Pandora. Pandora’s weapons fire, forcing evasive splits. As Darrow fears betrayal, pods surface from submarines: Diomedes, Europa’s Golds, and hundreds of Black Owls explode into the sky and smash Fá’s reinforcements from below, sparking a dogfight that blocks Fá’s path.

Seeing Diomedes and four Golds streak toward him, Fá abandons his run to Pandora, dumping three Gorgons for Diomedes to engage and diving toward a nearby island feast. Darrow tackles Fá across tables and bonfires; Fá incites “Assassins!” and uses bodies as shields. Darrow carves through braves, takes a warsaw bite to his arm, and forces Fá aloft again.

At the next island, a giant Ascomanni, Ur, confronts Darrow but stands down when Darrow confirms ashvar. Spectators with gravBoots trail the hunt. On Artemis, amidst Volk standards, Darrow and Sevro drive Fá through the feast; the Volk recognize Tyr Morga and withhold help, ashamed. Fá flees back to the air, only to be shooed away by onlookers calling “Ashvar.” Sevro and Cassius kill the few who intervene.

Darrow harrows Fá from island to island. Fá’s pulseFist does nothing; the pursuit becomes public humiliation, stripping Fá’s warlord aura and exposing his fear. While Diomedes handles the Gorgons, Darrow keeps Fá from sanctuary, intent on finishing the hunt.