Seated on the roof of the inn, Apsalar comtemplates on the path she has chosen to take, thinking of walking away from it after it is done. When Cotillion arrives, she tells him of the Semk assassin of the Nameless Ones who killed Mebra. He informs her that Mebra's assassination was just cleaning house and tells her that Telorast and Curdle are now Edgewalker's agents. She tells him that she would be taking a detour to meet an unknown person. He leaves after warning her against trusting the ghosts.