Summary

In Chapter 28: "Merely Players," the King's Men celebrate the performance. Goodfellow asks if the group knows Cecil is responsible for the performance, but Joan does not want them to know about Cecil's demand. However, She is still scared about losing control to Ogun. Goodfellow calls over Shakespeare and Phillips to tell them everything. Shakespeare reveals his mother is a child of the Orisha and Joan tells them of Cecil's threats. When she cannot stop her tears, Shakespeare promises she is not alone. So, they plan to arm the entire company with iron blades to challenge Auberon.

That night, James finds Joan coating dozens of swords with iron. He tells her to sleep, but she is terrified that people will die if she does not finish. She finally tells James about Oguri's possessions and her fear of being lost. A distracted Nan arrives and...