The Swirling Currents Are All Machinations Rae, Claire, and Misha learn from Matt that he got into an argument with Dede, who pulled out his wand and nearly burnt him alive with his magic. Elsewhere, Dede claims he only meant to threaten Matt. The Knights inspect his wand for tampering, while protesting commoners begin to grow. The princes get into an argument over how to deal with the situation, causing them to theorize the Spiritual Church is behind the incident. While the Knights attempt to calm things down, Dede's sentence is eventually revealed to be one week of house arrest, which sparks further dissension...