The Icebreakers take a much-needed rest before attempting the fabled Rite of the Octad. In the calm before the storm, AJ and Cherish share a heartfelt conversation about what comes after their quest to bring back the sun. With the ritual complete, the party ascends into the central Spire of Ythryn—only to step into a grand ballroom where the long-dead elite of the city appear startlingly alive, dancing to music and laughter as though the fall of their empire had never come.