Three nights before the cotillion, Sophia has guilt-ridden dreams about leaving Erin behind. In the morning, she tells Constance that she wants to check on Erin. Constance points out that Erin’s situation is obvious and that it would be too dangerous to check on her. Sophia wants to go anyway.

Sophia dresses as a man and heads into town but then realizes she doesn’t know where Erin lives anymore. She decides to go to Liv’s parents’ house to see if they know. Mr. Preston rushes Sophia inside, where Mrs. Preston embraces her, thrilled she’s alive. Sophia shares her condolences about Liv. Mrs. Preston still believes they did something wrong in failing to earn a fairy godmother’s favor. Sophia says they did nothing wrong. Mr. Preston is thrilled that Sophia escaped, as he has been concerned about his two younger daughters, ages 11 and 13, who he’ll soon be forced to send to the ball as well. Mrs. Preston shares that Erin and Édouard are already married and will soon be living in Eastern Lille, but the house isn’t paid off yet, so they’re temporarily living near the orchard. She acknowledges that Erin doesn’t want to be married to a man but wants to make her parents proud.