The hunt continues. Aaron is in angry mode. He informs Melna that he will be sending her back to Chin to act as his representative at the conference. Missy, using her empathic Talent, pulls Kim to her and begins Kims healing from her years of emotional and physical abuse. Meanwhile the Flintlow household is in turmoil as David Flintlow takes his wife and children to task for the clumsy kidnapping and the resultant turmoil. His wife, Gwenn, and his son, Jerry, plot against David. Meanwhile Autumn, now entrapped and chained within a cave, encounters her main guard, an assassin named Swiftstrike. Outside the cave the kidnappers make plans of their own that go against the Flintlows original orders. They write their own ransom note. Back in Aaron’s manor Aaron sends Melna back to the convention, also sending with her several items he purchased to increase her standing. They acknowledge they do not love one another, but they do share a goodbye kiss.