F'nor left the Council Room as soon as he could, looking for F'lar. Canth reported to him that he was in his quarters. F'nor fetched the pot of grubs from his room and brought them to F'lar. F'lar tells him to follow him, and he crosses the Hatching Ground. On their way, F'lar asks F'nor about the division of the fire-lizard eggs. F'nor notices that the peephole had been sealed off. The enter the rooms that Jaxom and Felessan had found. F'nor fetched a hearthpan from one of Manora's assistants for the mission. He worried about what the Weyrs would do if Thread was eliminated.