At the porch steps, Genevieve collided with Rowin, who noticed her thorn scratches and blood. He carried her inside, confirmed her danger-sensing ring was not warm, and brought her to his bedroom where Umbra waited. Rowin scolded Genevieve for not staying put; Genevieve retorted that he had not returned and explained hiding in the snowy maze to avoid capture. Rowin admitted he had been delayed handling something before Knox swept the house and had searched for her; he had checked outside after seeing Grave go there and praised her evasion.

In his en suite, Rowin explained Grave’s chosen game, “roaming rooms”: every four hours they must change hiding places three times during Grave’s turn. He confirmed the Hunting Blade is the only weapon that can truly kill, though maiming is allowed and encouraged by spectators. Rowin revealed a concealed passage through his linen closet into an adjoining bathroom and guided Genevieve through, despite her wounds and cumbersome dress. He followed with difficulty and sealed the panel.

Rowin disclosed they had entered Grave’s bathroom via his secret opening; the hallway door to Grave’s bedroom was locked and trapped. In Grave’s dark, mirror-laden bedroom, Rowin covered mirrors with towels and pointed out a chain-and-panel trap on the entrance. He urged Genevieve to warm up in the bed while he took an armchair to wait out the hours.

As they waited, conversation turned personal. Genevieve asked why he and Remi were not close and shared that Remi had pitied her, calling her a mouse in a trap; she resented being viewed as a helpless girl. Rowin observed that Genevieve could hold her own and suggested her greatest danger might be herself, which stung her. They briefly addressed the earlier interrupted intimacy, with Rowin noting the passion fruit’s effect and reiterating their “no strings attached” agreement, though tension lingered.

To pass time, Genevieve proposed Two Truths and a Lie. Rowin offered: he and Sevin accidentally officiated a Demon’s wedding to nineteen brides; he had never had sex in his own bedroom; and he had not traveled beyond Florence for fifteen years. Genevieve guessed the bedroom claim was false, but Rowin revealed it was true: the bed had been Covin’s, he disliked strangers in his space, and Genevieve was the first he had allowed to stay in his bed in recent memory. He confirmed he had not traveled far in fifteen years, explaining it felt unfair to enjoy freedoms others could not. He admitted he cared that his winning streak kept the others in Hell. Their exchange underscored Rowin’s restraint versus Covin’s excesses and deepened Genevieve’s understanding of Rowin’s ethics and isolation.

The scene closed with lighter banter about the oversized bed and orgies (Covin’s preference, not Rowin’s) before Rowin prompted Genevieve to take her turn in the game.