After a report that the poison has spread, a lord angrily orders, "At dawn tomorrow, exile them to Loxi," threatening anyone who delays. Willow's house has been ransacked and she is offered shelter: her papers returned and a choice—leave if she can or become a full member of the Sables. The group readies rooms and food while one woman tells the sisters-in-law she won't let the women their brothers loved endure the Royal Arts Hall's humiliation. The women prepare to leave, and the scene ends as someone holds up an item and says, "Look at this."