Brekke had emerged from her deep depression. She speaks to F'nor, and the two embrace, she begins crying, a cathartic release at first, and then descending into hysteria. Manora snaps her out of it with a slap. Brekke was angry at having been forced onto the Hatching Ground. F'nor explains that that was F'lar's and Lessa's idea. She begins sliding back into her depression. Canth, Grall, and Berd all join, along with F'nor, in calling her back. Brekke asks never to be left alone. Canth tells her that he is there, and the fire-lizards echo him.