Lainie is now living in Anisphia's villa on probation, and to allow research on her power of fascination. Anisphia and Tilty begin to investigate Lainie's ability, and as Euphyllia watches their friendly banter, an uneasy feeling comes over her. Then Anisphia is informed that she's been summoned to give a speech before the Ministry of the Arcane, which disagrees with her research, and Euphyllia speaks up...
