Viekko and the rest of the Human Recconection Project meet the person behind the mysterious radio transmission that brought them to Venus. Cronus becomes...
Isra discovers Althea's plot and goes to the Rainha. And Viekko finds himself in a position where his loyalty might be split.
Althea follows the Rainha until she finds the Rainha committing an unthinkable act. Meanwhile, Isra witnesses the brutal efficiency of Cytherean society at work.