Several months later, Victra and Darrow work out in a gym. Some time ago, Mickey the Carver brought them back to health, and they have since been going on missions for the Sons of Ares. However, they have not yet been allowed into the Howlers. Darrow has begun to worry about the point of their actions, as he thinks that they are unlikely to bring about change.

As they shower off, the pair is kidnapped by the Howlers. When their hoods are removed, Darrow sees that he, Victra, and Holiday are being initiated into the group. Following a hazing ritual of sorts, Sevro tells them that they must always remember Howler Rule 1: never bow. They are given wolf cloaks as a signal of their new status.

Narol and Dancer then find them. They tell Sevro that they he was right about a hunch; a Silver (the businessmen caste) known as Quicksilver is funding the Jackal. Sevro tells the Howlers to get ready to kidnap a Silver and crash an economy.

Darrow then details some of the history of the Martian moon Phobos. It has been turned into a massive city by the Society, its center hollowed out and its diameter expanded through skyscrapers.