It's his final night in the city, and the guards let them sit out and watch the sunset. Elettra is quiet, and Thad is not here to fill their silences. It is tense, but not awkward. She leans on his shoulder and the sky bleeds above them. Cariad has never wanted to freeze a moment more than he does now, not even when he left Khia, desolate in the dark. It's suddenly very clear he could die. He is not infallible, although he has been reassured that his death at their hands is 'very unlikely.' When they go inside, it is dark, and he leaves a few hours later.