▁from ▁the ▁Light wood s . ▁ ▁Inside , ▁Isabel le ▁and ▁Ale c ▁cry ▁in ▁each ▁other ' s ▁arms ▁over ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁father ; ▁Simon ▁sympath izes ▁with ▁Mark ▁and ▁Helen , ▁offering ▁them ▁a ▁bless ing ▁as ▁they ▁struggle ▁to ▁explain ▁Liv vy ' s ▁death ▁to ▁T av vy . ▁ ▁Julian ▁returns ▁from ▁the ▁Sil ent ▁City , ▁immediately ▁seeking ▁Ty . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁leave ▁Ty , ▁even ▁as leep , ▁but ▁Emma ▁rem inds ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁covered ▁in ▁Liv vy ' s ▁blood , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁likely ▁make ▁things ▁worse ▁for ▁Ty . ▁ ▁Julian ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es , ▁and ▁heads ▁off ▁with ▁Emma ▁to ▁show er . ▁ ▁Crist ina ▁s ne aks ▁into ▁the ▁Gard ▁and ▁over he ars ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁C oh ort ▁led ▁by ▁Hor ace ▁D ear born . ▁ ▁She ▁recogn izes ▁many ▁individuals ▁that ▁were ▁friends ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁question ▁if ▁people ▁she ▁knows ▁are ▁secret ly ▁C oh ort ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁hate ▁Down world ers . ▁ ▁Hor ace ▁takes ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁fear ▁from ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁meeting , ▁and ▁though ▁he ▁pret ends ▁to ▁sympath ize ▁with ▁the ▁Black th orn s , ▁he ▁still ▁bl ames ▁them ▁for ▁Ann abel ' s ▁actions . ▁ ▁Hor ace ▁convin ces ▁the ▁gather ing ▁that ▁the ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁Un se el ie ▁King