- Sadima wakes up at night and has a brief chat with Franklin—apparently some Eridian Elders might help Somiss on his project.
- Then Sadima smells smoke—someone's lit the building on fire. Somiss gathers his papers, Sadima makes sure to grab her saved up money and shawl, and Franklin helps carry stuff.
- They escape through a hatch in the ceiling and cross over some roofs.
- Somiss finds a carriage with horses still attached, and they all hop in.
- Has Somiss ever driven a carriage before, growing up like he did with servants to do everything for him? We think not. But they somehow manage to get to the edge of town before he tilts the carriage off the road.