In this chapter, Roxane explains that she has come to greet Rikhter, who is returning to the city from the floating city of Chiron. She has come because she wants to live with him and Carissa again, like they did before. She wants to be near them, but she is afraid that there are no landings anywhere in the city. She also wants to know why he is trying to do such a thing, but he says that what he wants is for them to live together again.