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Genevieve wakes up in the drawing room to find Umbra the fox sitting on her chest. Umbra scampers away, and Genevieve hears the voices of the Silver siblings outside the door, which she cracks open so she can eavesdrop. She hears the siblings question Genevieve’s role in the Hunt, as they must try to kill her to ensure their own survival. Wells thinks Rowin would never forgive them for killing Genevieve, but Rowin refers to her as a tool to help him get free so he can keep looking for a cure for the Crimson Rot. The siblings argue over the potential existence of a cure, but Covin, the man Genevieve saw cutting himself, states they should enjoy the masquerade party Knox hosts before the Hunt because regardless of the outcome, they will be unhappy. Grave tells everyone to shut up and promises no mercy for Genevieve, which prompts Rowin to threaten to destroy him and any other Silver siblings if they harm Genevieve.
Rowin returns to Genevieve, knowing she was eavesdropping. She asks him why she fainted, and he says that Barrington thinks that Knox shutting down her magic while imbuing her with the magic that links her and Rowin’s lives together for the Hunt was too much for her system to handle.