Kaladin, Adolin, and Syl traverse Celebrant’s market, noting diverse spren, makeshift wares, and odd fashions. Syl buys clothes, banters about spren childhood, and Kaladin eyes weapons before being captivated by a stark painting that evokes nine shadows and his guilt over Kholinar. Adolin returns, alarmed by trouble at the docks.

Meanwhile, Shallan and Azure canvass ships and learn voidspren and Fused have seized Cultivation’s Perpendicularity and now influence Celebrant. A lavish honorspren vessel scoffs at them, while a friendlier captain delays passage until after inspection. Azure spots a Fused floating over Ico’s ship, prompting them to hide and return to the registrar.

The Fused inspector, Kyril, ignites Ico’s ship during an interrogation, then confronts the registrar. Shallan’s illusions make the group resemble sailors, and they avoid notice. After Kyril departs—firing the registrar—the shaken clerk recognizes a Radiant, vows to stall, and urges them to escape quickly.

Back in the market, Syl is recognized; she confesses a longstanding bounty for her return to the honorspren capital, Lasting Integrity. With news spreading and the Fused searching, Kaladin’s team reaches the docks amid chaos and fire. Reunited with Shallan and Azure, they consider seizing a ship or fighting the Fused but lack time and Stormlight.

Syl sprints to a departing honorspren ship, drops her disguise, and brazenly declares her identity, compelling the crew to stop and claim her. The others board with her as the Fused hesitates to attack honorspren. A fog-spren crew binds Syl and confiscates the group’s infused gems and weapons. The ship flees Celebrant while the Fused veers away.