While Belle struggles through her trauma, Adonis sinks into darkness. There, he meets the swordwright Dram and Belle's teacher, Sian. Learning of their shared path awakens him to a terrible new power.

Belle suffers from wounds both mental and physical. To heal her, Bennett must pay a terrible price.

Gwyn's talk of a "Paradise Shift" in Schwert Land and the secrets of the castle stirs new doubts in Belle.