Alptraum and Snow reture to the dorm. Instead of resting, Alptraum experiments with the shadow and turns himself completely into a hog! Alptraum finds the whole experience rather fascinating … and in several ways really enjoyable! He decides that he'll have to use that form again some day.

After the weirdness of that, the pair rest and in the morning … face the disturbing ritual of heart restoration. It is worse than Alptraum originally imagined as it involves Kaira drinking rendered dragon tongue, stuffing the crystal egg up into a tender area, then laying it! Alptraum is going to owe her a really big favor…