Kaan returns after an unexplained absence. The narrator does not ask where Kaan went, but Kaan's return affects the narrator deeply, especially after noticing a fresh scar on Kaan's strumming arm and a new pendant combining a silver Moonplume and a reddish-black Sabersythe. As Kaan plays, the narrator watches in silence, drawn both to Kaan and to the pendant, while trying not to reveal how much either matters.

When Kaan begins playing "Song of the Silent Sun," the narrator sings along and sinks into the familiar comfort of Kaan's presence. After the song ends, the mood changes: instead of looking away, Kaan watches the narrator directly. That sustained eye contact makes the unspoken desire between them impossible to ignore, and the narrator feels newly and intensely pulled toward Kaan.

Acting on that feeling, the narrator rises, moves closer, removes the veil, and brushes a kiss against Kaan. The moment transforms the narrator's sense of the world, making the forbidden attraction feel undeniable despite the rules against it and the fact that the narrator is promised to one of Kaan's kin. When Kaan gently asks what the narrator wants, the narrator answers honestly: Kaan.

The confession prompts Kaan to stop holding back. As the narrator reaches the door, Kaan pulls the narrator back, tears away the veil, and kisses with open hunger and devotion, and the narrator realizes the heart has long belonged to Kaan. The moment is cut short when someone hurries down the hall to summon Kaan for an urgent matter, nearly catching them together. Even after the interruption, the narrator feels changed, shedding the old sense of being Haedeon and instead feeling like Allume, as if becoming something stronger and capable of flight.