Althea follows the Rainha until she finds the Rainha committing an unthinkable act. Meanwhile, Isra witnesses the brutal efficiency of Cytherean society at work.
Isra discovers Althea's plot and goes to the Rainha. And Viekko finds himself in a position where his loyalty might be split.
Althea has second thoughts about her mark when they arrive in the Financial Consortium building, and Viekko gets an unexpected visitor.