After completing a mission, the protagonist receives a Return Shard and is warned that three shards will send them home — but they cannot break the original plot or they'll be killed; the next mission comes in three days. At court, Princess Lyra is publicly greeted by Lady Lily amid murmuring courtiers. A bystander suddenly realizes they're hearing someone's unspoken thoughts, heightening suspicion. Lily's polite visit is revealed as a setup to accuse Lyra of scalding her hand. Lyra freezes at the implication — "She was right?" — leaving the accusation and her return unresolved.