Cal secretly leaves Grand Star in search of answers about his past. Everyone is worried about his disappearance. Through Yana, Jonah’s mother, Cal meets some People of the Cold and obtains valuable information about the Renewers. Cal is now convinced of their existence and is determined to take up their cause.

Palidor throws an extravagant party which Margo and Kurt crash; they believe such an abundance of food should be shared with the underprivileged.

Cal’s outdoor suit is stolen. He crosses the icy landscape where Nara finds him in an early state of hypothermia. She carries him to her hut.