Details of the few safe havens within Albion are made available to the Heartland Nations, and Harts and guests are invited to gather at Pendrinn by the Mackintash Trading collective, who lose one of their number during festivities. Those in attendance find phrases of poetry embedded in their heads, which appear when compiled to tell a foreboding message regarding Marchwood. Dolorous continues to make his presence known from afar but despite setbacks the party appears to be a success. Thomas Smith distributes notes on the details of the Albion transport network.