▁series ▁follows ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁LA ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁features ▁characters ▁from ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁series . ▁The ▁chapter ▁titles ▁all ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁poem ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e . ▁ ▁Plot ▁M om ents ▁after ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁Lord ▁of ▁Sh adows , ▁Liv ia ▁Black th orn ▁and ▁Robert ▁Light wood ▁lie ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Emma ▁attempts ▁to ▁reach ▁Julian , ▁who ▁is ▁still ▁cr ouch ed ▁beside ▁his ▁sister , ▁but ▁Cons ul ▁Pen h allow ▁orders ▁her ▁to ▁hand ▁over ▁Cort ana ▁before ▁she ▁can ▁join ▁Julian , ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁sh atter ing ▁the ▁Mort al ▁S word . ▁ ▁With ▁little ▁hes itation , ▁Emma ▁rel in qu ishes ▁her ▁weapon ▁and ▁heads ▁over ▁to ▁Julian . ▁ ▁The ▁Sil ent ▁Brothers ▁come ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁bodies ▁away , ▁but ▁Julian ▁ref uses ▁to ▁leave ▁Liv vy , ▁so ▁they ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁carry ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁Sil ent ▁City . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Julian , ▁the ▁Black th orn s ▁look ▁to ▁Emma ▁and ▁D iana ▁for ▁comfort , ▁reject ing ▁Helen ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁long ▁absence . ▁ ▁Every one ▁wor ries ▁for ▁Ty , ▁who ▁passed ▁out ▁the ▁moment ▁Liv vy ▁was ▁st ab bed , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁medic ated ▁sleep . ▁ ▁Mark ▁and ▁Helen ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁In quis itor ' s ▁house ▁to ▁retrieve ▁T av vy