Kalliope and Lyrah had started getting closer since she had her vision and explained some of her strange behaviors. At first, the girl was a bit of a brat. However, knowing the truth behind her methods smoothed things over.
Now, Kalliope had every agent they had in the capital posted in and around the academy, save for a few on standby for their critical projects. Just as Lyrah had said, they could not work jointly with Arcadios's forces because it would require them to reveal how they obtained the knowledge.
Lyrah was still avoiding returning to the castle and avoiding being found by the elders that monitor the Oracles. She also continued to go out on her strange errands. A few times, she invited Kalliope and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The woman would occasionally give her the slip for a few minutes, but later returned with a smile on her face and a teasing gaze in her eyes.