Chapters 16-18 Summary

Shade asks Ty what he told the ranger about him. Ty tells him that he informed the ranger that Shade has black skin, but that Grimes didn't believe him. Shade asks Ty how he is still alive after being stranded in the open ocean, and suggests that Ty might have a Dark Gift. Ty denies this. He tells Shade that he was born subsea. Shade finds this impressive and decides to give Ty another chance. He lets him live, but warns him not to talk about him again.

On the docking ring, Ty sees Gemma kicking off her disguise. He calls to her, but sees a dark shadow of a man moving towards her. She spots Ty and comes over to him, and the shadow halts. It watches Gemma leave with burning red eyes.

As they are piloting their sub home...