Diego and Ríona apprise her father of everything before leaving Apichem in his care. Athena shops for books and Deigo informs the group of all he knows about the culture of Ardere. Río thoroughly conveys her feelings to Egnil before they say goodbye. The D'artagnans set off on a newly named ship. Diego tries to pull Tosh out of his sorry state but it's Athena who has the right words. Tosh reconnects with Cruentus. The group forms a plan for gaining entrance into Ardere, but they must get past Alastaire Trueanvil first.
