Recaps

Shade visited the Lady of the Lake to seek advice on repairing the Creator’s divine artifact and received a test of Wisdom. He left with a token for the Library of the Sage and five days to learn Peggy Nicola Le May’s current state.

• Mr. Bernhardt and Shade discussed the Burgundy Family’s unstable bloodline power, but Shade refused to give him blood from the Bloodkin madmen for research.
• Shade left Mr. Bernhardt, returned home, and then traveled with Little Mia to Huntington’s Lake of Cherub.
• The Lady of the Lake declined to advise Shade again about Dorothy and Leisha unless both of his current options proved impossible.
• The Lady of the Lake explained three ways to restore the Creator’s scissors, and Shade chose to seek the Creator’s recorded knowledge in the Library of the Sage.
• The Lady of the Lake gave Shade a Wordless Stone Tablet as a token and set him a test: before the week ended, he had to learn Peggy Nicola Le May’s current state and confirm it with evidence or her admission.

Shade joined Wei Ge, Flora, Sylvia, Ellie, and their allies outside the city to await a projection of the Sea of Origin, while two unknown groups watched the same area. During the wait, Shade told Wei Ge he suspected Butterfly Lady was her mother, and Wei Ge asked how he planned to investigate.

• Shade asked Siris for training to strengthen Dissolve Snake Venom, and she agreed to train him at Fragrant Residence on Friday and prepare Divine Art Items.
• Shade and Ellie met Wei Ge, Flora, and Sylvia at Fragrant Residence, where Wei Ge reported that two unknown forces were watching the predicted Sea of Origin projection site.
• The group traveled outside the city and concealed a camp in the abandoned fields, where Sylvia monitored spatial changes and Flora patrolled.
• Flora reported that the two groups were waiting nearby, while the gathered allies waited through the evening for the Sea of Origin projection to appear.
• Shade told Wei Ge he wanted to find her mother before the week ended and suspected Butterfly Lady, and Wei Ge asked how he would investigate.