Summary

This section begins from Fram’s point of view. As the Orisha of Life and Death, she says she does not regret killing her sister who loved the Demon King. Her sister gave him their immortality, and the others had agreed she needed to die for her crimes. However, Fram lied to them and moved her sister’s Ka into the body of a human with no memories. She hoped her sister could atone for her mistakes, but knows that she is close to the truth and will destroy them once she learns.

A month goes by, and the people of Tamar see the temple collapse as a bad omen. Arrah has nightmares about the children and Shezmu, and Rudjek has been locked inside his estate, using Majek to deliver messages to Arrah. It is revealed that Shezmu...