Alithea flies the Nefeli to the Cepheus Ring around Acheron to join with the rest of the survivors. Amyntas is badly damaged and his memory has been wiped. Alithea puts him into cryosleep and injects the memories of The Soldier of Earth to help his body and mind recover. As he sleeps, he experiences the events of Conqueror and Andromeda as if they were his memories.