Summary

Rachel dreams of foxes and wakes up to the Balcony Cliffs' security system informing her of an intruder. She peers out into the hallway and sees Mord proxies. She and Wick climb through the building's air ducts. Wick has a hideout nearby in an old cistern.

They make their way out of the building and head towards the ravine when Mord suddenly appears. He is about to step on Rachel when Wick pulls her out of the way. She goes tumbling down the ravine.

Rachel recalls the botanical gardens on the island where she used to live with her parents. There was a fountain there teeming with real aquatic life. The island's government was planning to ban biotech. Her mother had told her to stay alert and look for...