Zélie reflects on their rescue plan and on her mother’s teachings, having found kinship with Inan as they prepare for their attack. Inan steps forward and holds up the sunstone, yelling at the masked guards that he wants to trade for the prisoners. When guards emerge and say they must restrain him, Zélie runs forward, and he throws the sunstone to her. She uses it to summon animated spirits.

Kwame beats Tzain to get information from Amari. Amari sticks with the truth, but this just enrages Kwame who believes that she is lying. A woman named Folake enters the tent and tells Kwame of an attack on the encampment. Kwame gives Folake the bone knife, taken from Inan and Amari, and leaves. As soon as Folake sees what Kwame has done, she drops the dagger and runs. Amari frees herself just as Folake reenters the hut. Amari knocks her out and takes the bone dagger, freeing Tzain who tries to make her leave without him. They exit the tent into the chaos of the compound under attack.