Mallet inquires about Whiskeyjack's health, asking about the headaches and the leg. Whiskeyjack feels the headaches are much better now, but Mallet still finds cause to worry about the leg that Whiskeyjack had broken, and has not properly healed yet. As the remaining Bridgeburners prepare to leave with the Moranth, they watch Moon's Spawn heading south. Quick Ben is thinking about a scheme of his which will make Whiskeyjack 'howl' when he hears it. However he feels it is not yet time to tell him about it. He feels he needs to give "the old man a chance to rest".