During a break in her purification period, Raeliana encounters His Holiness Heika, and their first meeting quickly devolves into an argument. But this only makes Heika more curious about the girl who spoke so impudently to him...

A maid tells Raeliana about a mirror in the west building that promises to give visitors any information they want, and warns her not to go near it. But Raeliana is too curious about what could have happened to Beatrice, the novel's heroine...