Summary

The chapter opens with Jeffrey and Ross in Artis’ old room. Jeffrey internally explains that Ross has decided against joining Artis in the Convergence. An escort guides Ross and Jeffrey to a room called the veer, where they can see the facility’s personnel preparing Artis for her procedure. Near the veer, Jeffrey notices three frozen individuals in pods. The escort explains that they refer to these people as the heralds, as they were the first to be frozen, and were frozen well before their expiration date. Ross tells Jeffrey that hours before, he was pleading to Artis to forgive him. However, he was unsure whether she was even conscious enough to hear him. The escort takes the father and son to another room. In this room is a single figure of a girl with a boyish haircut. Ross explains that Artis would...