Will sits a Kym's bedside devotedly, waiting for her to wake up. We learn the fate of other characters (please live, Albion, please!!), and Will manages to simultaneously think of Kym as the girl he wants to marry and yet deny it.  

Perceptive Darcy comes for a visit, dressed to the nines, reminding Will of the soiree he is excited to miss. We discuss the suspiciousness of the mysterious brown satchel.  

At the soiree, Darcy has implanted a listening device in the room with the meeting between Redcliff and other men.   

A show is staged, and Bella/Hestia appears in her magnificence, with Darcy watching attentively. Their eyes catch, and Bella stumbles.  

The self-satisfied Redcliff utters, "Caught ya, Bella."  

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝗞𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹, 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗚𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗞𝗣𝗼𝗽!

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𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘆𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱:

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀:

𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

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Suzie, LadyLibris, Lily, Jenny, Molly, Veronica, Emily, Jo Rochelle, Saucy Tuggles, Anne Rose, Alexa, Misti, Joanne, Imilda, Ester, I’m Watching You Ppl, Emily Jean, Jenn, Erin, Kay, Lily, Becketts, Krystine, Sadie, Kelly, Theresa, Mrs. Gastaldo.