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Capture “You are still going after Fat Midas?!?” “Yes.” Samuel looks at the mirror in Anne’s private quarter, buttoning his new outfit. “Samuel!” Anne marches to her friend. “You are no longer with Maxim’s Knights. They fucking tried to kill you!” “No.” Samuel shakes his head. “I think they did this to avoid censure from the Church. Knowing Maxim, he probably planned to fake my death.” “Still…” Anne whispers coldly. “Why are you going after Fat Midas out of your own? Are you trying to kill yourself? Is this about what happened ten years ago!?” Samuel angrily grips the mirror tightly, causing it to crack. “No.” He growls. Anne sees the reflection and steps back. “Listen, you’re just a victim as those younglings are. You were put in an impossible position. It’s not your fault.” Samuel sighed heavily, looking at the floor as the ship gently rocked. A mirror shard fell, and he stared at his reflection. He took a moment before straightening himself. “It’s more than that,” he

Under pressure After witnessing Yo'el killing Samuel, Chief Ganya exits the portal and returns to his outpost. He ignores his tribe's salutations, unable to process them as he climbs to his tree house using his spear as a walking stick. His wives, Buhle and Thadie, welcomed their husband with open arms, but Ganya didn't return the hug. Instead, he sat on the floor, dropped his spear aside, and wept. When his wives asked, Ganya explained everything that had occurred to his brother, Samuel. They, too, weep and huddle together in comfort, mourning their brother and trusted friend. On that day, the elder Koinet passed away in his sleep. At night, the tribe wept, and Ganya lost someone close to him. As the Maasai tribespeople carried his body to the portal, his spirit ascended to the stars as a white orb. The next day, tensions were heating up as the Night-Hunt Tribe began showing hostility. The Knights Covenant was camped close to the outpost. The Church declared a lockdown and