On Moon Isle, Isla and Oro encounter a loud blue bird before consulting with an oracle, a woman frozen in ice. She can read Isla’s secrets and promises that all will be revealed soon. She also tells Isla that liars surround her. Finally, she tells Oro and Isla that the heart of Lightlark is somewhere on Moon Isle. There are only three places on Moon Isle where darkness meets light, and they plan to visit them the next night.

Using the starstick to check in on Wildling, Isla sees that her country has been razed and destroyed. Meanwhile, her guardian Terra is slowly being transformed into a tree, her humanity dying. Isla decides to tell Oro her secret in exchange for the deal he offered her earlier. She tells him she’s powerless, and he is speechless.

Oro calls the rulers together for a meeting, telling them about the heart of Lightlark that he and Isla have been searching for. Then he suggests a change in pairings, choosing Cleo for his new partner and revealing Isla’s powerless condition to everyone.