Content Warning: This section includes mentions of suicide.

Libby

The chapter starts with Libby talking to Ezra on the phone. He asks her questions about her life at the house, and she remains elusive while discussing the past few weeks. She and the other medeians had their first lesson, a lecture on magic led by Atlas, and Libby has also been learning more about the sentient house, testing its limits by requesting obscure texts from its archives. Most significantly, she and Nico successfully created a wormhole as an experiment. Ezra and Libby’s conversation is cut short when Tristan knocks on Libby’s door. Prompted by her and Nico’s success, Libby engages Tristan in a conversation about the nature of time and space, during which they discuss the possibility of time travel.

Callum

Reflecting on the other medeians’ usefulness in serving his interests, Callum decides to talk with Tristan during one of their lectures. He proposes an alliance, arguing that Tristan does not see him as a threat and therefore will not want to eliminate him. Tristan agrees to work together.

Nico

Gideon’s mermaid mother Eilif suddenly appears in Nico’s bathroom. She wants to find her son, who is protected by Nico’s wards, to send him on a job.