Ripple Misha loses trust in Amiya after overhearing her talking with Ch'en about handing Misha to the LGD, but reluctantly stays with them. The slums are full of Reunion soldiers and sympathizers, so the Doctor's group relies on the help of Penguin Logistics employees Exusiai and Texas to find a safe route out of the neighborhood. The group is ambushed by a Reunion unit led by someone in a dark cloak and gas mask, but Texas and Exusiai help the Doctor's group escape. Misha starts losing strength and reveals she is a Chernobog refugee, and that Oripathy lesions have started growing on her leg...