Aboard the Imperial dreadnought, the trio of Umeko, Lilac and Xander review what they have been through and what they have discovered. Having recently returned from the Temple of Being, Lilac relates what she saw and knows, all while concealing the worst of her experiences there. Umeko suggests that while interesting and certainly relevant somehow, Beshret and Hakuu are the most immediate problem, to which they all agree. With the grime and stress of the past few days wearing heavily upon them, the group decides a nice hot bath is just the thing.