At the gallery library, Bryce assures Lehabah that Hunt is resting. She notes her leg no longer hurts but cannot stay home; Jesiba insists she work. Bryce submits job applications, determined to leave the gallery, and relies on Ruhn to watch over the sleeping and wounded Hunt, refusing any contact with the 33rd.

During a midday check-in, Ruhn admits Micah "went easy" and that Sabine could have demanded Hunt’s death. Bryce relives the severing of Hunt’s wings and rejects Ruhn’s regret over not silencing Amelie; he says he wants to protect her because she is his sister. Forced back to work, Bryce completes a high-value sale for Jesiba, emotionally detached.

Returning to the library, Bryce attempts to access Danika’s Redner Industries account, suspecting Danika knew something significant. After failed passwords, Ruhn texts updates: Hunt woke, took his potions, and thanked Bryce. Bryce then tries their shared phrase—“Through love, all is possible”—in the common tongue and gains access.

Inside, Bryce finds routine files and an odd “Party Invites” folder with a subfolder labeled “Bryce,” containing a photo of Danika’s old jacket. Realizing it’s a clue, Bryce retrieves the jacket, locates a hidden lump along the stitched L of “love,” and cuts out a flash drive. She plugs it in to find three unmarked videos; upon playing the first, Lehabah whispers, “Gods spare us,” signaling something deeply disturbing.