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With no soul in sight, Versa finds herself alone on the engine's observation deck, where the tour had been cut short only a few minutes prior. She uses the [[Ring of Masks]] to call [[Magpie]], apologizing profusely, and fearing this was her end. Magpie and [[Lure]] attempt to walk her through how to stay safe, whileeven barelywhile keepingMagpie herbegins ownto composurehyperventilate. Then, in a stroke of ingenuity, Versa remembers an item she acquired months before at herMagpie's hideout{{ep_ref|ep=1x11}} - a small golden feather token, imbued with the ability to halt the movement of a vessel for a full day. Versa activates the token, pressing it to the floor of the deck. While a flying city is on a quite larger scale than a pirate ship, the fates smile wryly upon this act nonetheless.

Versa's plan works, and the city instantly stops in place. Unfortunately for her, the sudden stop jarred loose a bulk of rubble from the ceiling. TheShe nighthas prior,a shesplit gavesecond upto herregret Acrobaticsgiving asup aher acrobatic tollskill to the [[Tolltaker]], whichas ironicallyshe precipitatedfails herto demisedodge asa shefalling isbeam unablethat toimmediately moveknocks her out, followed by the rest of the way.ceiling Crushedand underwhatever heavywas stoneabove andthe metal,observation shedeck. She once again meets her end, yetthis againtime buried in a tomb of fallen steel and concrete.

Now airborne on a winged-mammoth Comet, Sela and Pine notice something strange below. They call Gael to check in, who simultaneously receives an update from the guard who confirms - the city stopped falling. The guard opens the door and steps outside, deeming it stable but still unsafe. Gael, unable to reach Versa, uses his ''Misty Step'' to reach the hallway and book it towards where Versa might be. He notices the pile of rubble, with athe telltalevery pieceend of herVersa's garbtreasured stickinghand-made outscarf visible in the wreckage.

Inconsolable, he pulls apart the debris with a mix of manual strength and telekinetic ferocity. After nearly 20 minutes of excavation, he frees her from the suffocating pile. He picks her up and puts her aside, attempting to heal her over and over, despite knowing the truth deep down. Eventually he realisesstarts to understand that she's truly dead, and that it's too late to give her the revivify potion. He picks her up in a bridal carry and starts heading back to the teleportation circle. On the way he attempts to call Pine and Sela to ask for help, but is too distraught to make out any words.