In Melchizedek's office, Esther attempts to secretly process Envoy, but things take an unexpected turn as smoke starts seeping out from the helmet and finally power is shut down from the room. Esther makes an escape through the air ducts leading into the chamber. Meanwhile, Jarik is summoned to verify Envoy's identity … and Vielanika the bat bard is hit up for ANOTHER gold coin to pay for the processing she supposedly already paid for