Kaan walks through Rambek after the battle and sees how completely Blóm’s attack has devastated the village. Burned homes, dead colk, ruined fields, and a shattered grain silo make the place feel more like a graveyard than a settlement. Although Kaan knows he saved the villagers by killing the rabid Sabersythe, the act still weighs on him because Blóm had been Chief Thron’s longtime companion.

Because the attack destroyed food stores and crops, Kaan offers practical help. He promises to send barrels of grain and durable produce to the nearest port so Rambek can survive until its fields recover. Thron thanks Kaan both as a ruler and personally, admitting that even if his people had gotten a clear shot at Blóm, he does not know whether he could have ordered his own dragon killed.

After Thron leaves, Kaan joins his second-in-command, Grihm, beside the repaired stone fence and the surviving herd. In the quiet, Grihm asks for leave. He reveals that rumors say the Great Silver Sabersythe has laid three eggs, and Kaan quickly understands that Grihm wants to travel to Gondragh and raid the nest.

Kaan reacts with shock because he knows how dangerous that plan is; he once tried to steal only a scale from the Great Silver Sabersythe and nearly lost an arm. Grihm explains that he is not trying to replace Inkah, but that being bound to her grave has become unbearable. When Kaan asks whether Grihm has told the others or whether he would regret dying on the attempt, Grihm says no and only answers that death would end regret anyway.

Realizing Grihm has been planning this journey for some time, Kaan accepts the risk even though he expects it may kill him. Out of loyalty and shared understanding of grief, Kaan decides he will personally fly Grihm to Gondragh and drop him near the hatching hut. His bitter final remark shows that he already fears this goodbye may be their last.