In the Basilica of the Angelic Visitation, Jakob waits for Princess Alexia’s coronation and wedding and reflects on how little the place has changed since his earlier visit. Surrounded by relics, icons, and the tombs of Troy’s dead crusading heroes, Jakob speaks with Brother Diaz about Saint Stephen, old campaigns, and the emptiness of martial glory. When Brother Diaz suggests that Jakob might one day be honored among Troy’s heroes, Jakob rejects the idea and says he would rather die quietly and leave no trace.

The conversation turns to Jakob’s long history of crusades and to his belief that his greatest failures were moral rather than military. Brother Diaz challenges Jakob’s self-condemnation, arguing that only God can judge and that endless life also means endless time to seek redemption. Jakob admits he has always judged people by the sword, but says that fighters can only clear space for better people to build something worthwhile, and he tells Brother Diaz that Diaz impressed him in Troy’s throne room.

The rest of the Chapel joins them, and the mood shifts into rough humor. Baptiste, Balthazar, Vigga, Baron Rikard, and Brother Diaz joke about tombs, glory, sex, murder, and Vigga’s possible conversion. Jakob reminds Vigga that she has already been baptized twice, once by Pope Pius and once accidentally with pilgrims in Cologne. Their banter gives way when Alex arrives in full ceremonial splendor with her attendants, Duke Michael, and Lady Severa, visibly transformed into a convincing imperial bride.

Before the ceremony, Duke Michael and Lady Severa reveal that they are in love and engaged, and Alex gives her approval with weary humor. Michael thanks the Chapel for all it has done and tells them a ship is waiting to take them back to the Holy City. Jakob explains that Cardinal Zizka’s binding will force the Chapel to leave as soon as Alex is crowned, and Alex sadly asks Jakob to tell Sunny that she is sorry. At Alex’s request, Brother Diaz gives the group a blessing, recalling the disasters and trials of their journey and praising Alex’s growth from a ferrety girl into a woman ready to rule. He closes by admitting that he once thought the Chapel were monsters, but has learned they are people instead: devils, perhaps, yet devils who have done God’s work.