Mags Bennett's moral and emotional battle against Captain Cook's leadership of the Psychic Circus, struggling to expose its corruption and protect victims despite personal betrayal and danger.

In the stone chamber of the Psychic Circus, Mags accuses the Captain of endangering others by bringing them into the circus's deadly arena. The Captain dismisses her concern with cold …

Bound together again under circus guard, the Captain and Mags trade bitter observations while escorting takes them to the guardroom. Their barbs give way to a rare recollection of Fagiros, …