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To occupy herself, Genevieve makes flower crowns from the wildflowers in the meadow, even making a flower collar for Umbra. Rowin works to solve the puzzle of the fish in the stream, and he finally steps on the stones of the stream in the correct order to make a unique crimson fish appear. He asks Umbra to fetch it, but when Umbra enters the water, the fish reveal their teeth and attack her. Without thinking, Genevieve jumps into the water to save Umbra. The fish tear at her gown and then at her flesh, but she gets Umbra to safety and gets the crimson fish out of the water, at which point the fish stop attacking. Genevieve gets herself onto dry land and collapses. She fades in and out of consciousness as she hears people discussing the blood she’s lost and promising someone the immunity token in exchange for healing. A voice begs her to hold on, and Genevieve says she will in exchange for something real.
Genevieve wakes up in Rowin’s arms. He claims to be holding her to keep her warm, as the loss of blood made her body temperature drop, but she sees through the flimsy excuse.