It’s raining harder; Perdix seeks a woman; Perdix seeks a man; “Just a bird”; waking with rose petals; someone quieter than Buster; monsters and monsters; paperwork.

More punishment for Mitahaffi; what the rains have done; moving a mountain; “He’s the glue”; those elements necessary for seigecraft; Abakoshi’s gift; “Yip-yip?”; the floor, the rolling pin; “Who was that boy?”; Gieron, past the guards; what to do about the rain; Cameron casts his spell; dodging raindrops; Lætitia’s water; all wrong, but better; smashing the lights; turning off the dolls; Cameron erases his tracks; Marzipan’s fists; the rain stops, the wind picks up; Gi and Tansie, Perdix and Circumcessor; less glass in the hall; “Sky-clad?”; Abakoshi’s gift; Cameron’s day; what to discuss at council; sabotage.