æt ðə wˈɛdɪŋ ʌv dʒˈɛɹəmi hˈeɪstɚ ænd dʒˈɪnɛvɹə hˈæɹɪl, bˈɑːɹd lˈɜːnz ðæt mˈɛnɪəv ðə tˈaʊɚz ɑːɹ nˈaʊ swˈoːɹn tə nuːtɹˈælᵻɾi, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv vˈɑːɹzɪl ɹˈaɪdnoʊ, kˈiːpɚɹ ʌv nɛskˈɑːjə.
At the wedding of Geremy Hastur and Ginevra Harryl, Bard learns that many of the Towers are now sworn to neutrality, following the example of Varzil Ridenow, Keeper of Neskaya.