- In one class, Franklin tells the boys that they've been there for a year, and this will be their last and first class. Whoa.
- Hahp tries the ants-and-honey task again, and this time he thinks to project a thought onto the honey to make it seem poisonous. That does the trick.
- Jux looks at him like he's an idiot, and pours a handful of sand over the honey, telling him not to waste magic. Turns out there are no rules for how to accomplish these tasks.
- Gerrard also comes back from his task, presumably having faced the snake—there's blood on his robe.
- The boys have to recite the song for Somiss again, and Gerrard has the fewest corrections. Hahp gets angry because if the boys were allowed to help each other, they'd learn it faster… and no one would have to die.