Kiela finishes her first jar of raspberry jam, securing it with cloth from her father's old shirt, and prepares to bring it to Bryn the baker. Caz, anxious about the plan, stays behind to clean more jars. As Kiela leaves, she briefly asks Caz if he is lonely; he answers that he has books. She heads through the woods, hearing her escaped chicken, and emerges to the cliffside view of Caltrey village.

In town, she greets Eadie the centaur, who hints at wanting to visit the cottage—forcing Kiela to confront that running a shop will mean welcoming strangers. Inside the bakery, Kiela's nerve falters, but she silently presents the jam to Bryn, who tastes it, shares it with Eadie and her nephew Tobin, and immediately offers to buy more.

Kiela proposes a partnership: she'll provide berries and labor for jam and small remedies if Bryn supplies sugar and wax. After Bryn coaches her through clumsy negotiation, they settle on a twenty percent cut for Bryn, who also agrees to recommend the shop. Bryn enlists Tobin to help carry sugar up the cliff in exchange for a future raspberry croissant, and remarks that her nephew has long coveted a merhorse ride from Larran.

Tobin peppers Kiela with questions on the climb and shares that a purple-clad sorcerer used to visit Caltrey seasonally until about three or four years ago, after which crops, weather, and food quality declined—evidence of magical imbalance across the islands. At the cliff top, Caz arrives, having grown worried, and meets Tobin; after a brief panic over the boy's goat horns, the two become friends. Tobin returns to town, and Kiela walks home with Caz, carrying sugar, wax, and renewed hope.