Supermodel Viara Sable finds herself in the waiting room of the hospital in Tvoor, where she struggles with the reality of what it means to attend the Barbakin Annual Royal Fundraiser. Battered from a recent scuffle with her ex, Julia Weatherton reports to Sir Aaron Roseprick on the results of her most recent assignment, only to find herself in yet another humiliating encounter. After having his partner rejoin him, Luke Stoneflex goes to Phovor to track down the Arachnapleb threat and stumbles upon an expected find.
