 She is brought back to the palace, tried, and forced to cut off her own pinky finger.After Cress manages to deploy the parachutes of the free-falling satellite, they ensure a safe landing in the Sahara Desert.Unfortunately, Thorne has been blinded after hitting his head during the fall, and Cress must get him and herself out of the desert and somehow communicate with Cinder and the crew of the Rampion.