Never expected to have SO much lore in Maethe's POV today but here we go:
-First Quel and her accidentally see JV and Coreano and find out what happened to him while he was under Araldo's care.
- A lot of talk about general and individual lore. Where the characters stand and their opinions about Gabe, Bagi's and JV's actions. And talk about if they had to pick a side between the powerful people of Arkanis.
- Later she and Gris decided to help the new Newspaper in Arkanis and talk secretly with Pac hoping he would get her this job. She promises to talk well about him in the paper if he does, and he likes the idea saying he'll talk with Jota about this.
- When she was about to tell the news to Quel both get taken by Medo, he wants a bargain. He wants their mask, in exchange they will get the memories back. They learn the mask will go to someone, but Medo refuses to disclose who it is. They're afraid it might be Araldo. Medo offer another bargain, he'll tell if they sacrifice a life beloved by them. But they're unsure what to do. They're allowed to go away to discuss about the sacrifice, they were trying to figure a way to sacrifice a life they like but not enough like Cherry or Julia (lol)
- However they're soon interrupted by Bia who shows up. After a bit of talking Maethe shows the picture she took of the new JV and she seems worried. Quel asked about Choke, she says she succeeded in some things and failed in others. Maethe asked if she had half of a mask like them, but she says it's best to Choke tell them personally. They're interrupted by Guaxi who went there because Gris freaked out about Medo taking them away. After some talk Bia decides to use a lankya that will recover a fragment of her own memory. She says some ominous words about a new type of Arkanya and about powerful younglings that will use them? She uses it twice, the second time she vanishes.
It's a really rushed summary, especially the part with Bia because my memory sucks and a lot happened. They're back to discussing about the sacrifice again, if Medo refuses Cherry or Julia they'll give up on the bargain.