The ailing Starwing succumbs to the fever that has overcome her; Blackmorn allows the Preserver Tumbleberry to wrapstuff the fevered Aureole to keep her sickness from worsening before the healers can have another try at restoring her health.
Soulweaver and Briarcatch catch up with Blackmorn after he smuggles Aureole out of the Plains canyons; Soulweaver tries to convince Blackmorn to return home with the child.