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The fracture between Ikona and Faroon widens as long-held loyalty collides with bitter necessity. Ikona’s refusal to accept Beyus’ collaboration chafes against Faroon’s grim pragmatism; he warns that hyper-loyalty means …

Mel discovers Sarn’s skeleton beside Ikona and Faroon, learning the full cost of the Rani’s traps. Faroon’s grief over his daughter’s death mingles with Ikona’s inflexible defiance toward collaboration. Mel’s …