Pawtuxet visits the Mikide Estate, pursuing rumors that Lord Titus knows something of a possible First Ones site in the frigid north. Her investigation pays off, as Titus is planning an expedition sometime in the near future … and is amenable to the notion of Pawtuxet joining this expedition. He also introduces her to the works of Kame Ikata, the ill-fated and mentally-disturbed (but once rather talented) Savanite artist