Summary

Back in the palace, Prince Rhy is distracted from his magic lessons with Kell, thinking of his birthday celebration. Rhy asks Kell what it is like to move from one London to another, but Kell insists it is nothing special and directs the prince to focus on his studies. Rhy manages to summon fire briefly, loses concentration, and almost sets his room on fire, but Kell extinguishes the blaze. King Maxim arrives and asks Kell to take a message to White London, which lies between Red and Black London. When Black London lost control of its magic, Red London sealed itself off first, leaving White London to fight off its neighbor. Rhy reminds Kell that he is to bring nothing back with him.

White London is blanketed in a gray, ashy substance and Kell can see the royal palace in the distance...