The next morning, Tristan is wracked with guilt over his treatment of Insa.  He apologizes and gives her an opal ring, telling her she can use it to get to Casey.  Insa thanks him and forgives him, understanding how the loss of a lover can drive one to bad behavior.  He asks her once more if she'd be willing to remain in Niflheim and be his queen, but Insa refuses.  She will not live an eternal life with someone who doesn't love her.  Tristan asks if she'd be willing to consider it if he did love her, but since this is an impossibility, Insa dismisses it and departs to find Lex and Casey.

 

Meanwhile, Quinn's trial continues.  Queen Thea is brought in as a witness and speaks well of Quinn, imploring the Head Carver, Uri, to be merciful to him.  Next, Lord Thierry, who turns out to be Quinn's father, is called in as a witness.  He expresses concern for Quinn, but is forced to admit that in light of the murder, he believes his son might be mentally unstable.  Finally, Aspen brings in a device and attaches it to Quinn's head.  It causes an image of Egime to appear in the courtroom where the confused girl is asked to testify, much to Quinn's agony.  Uri watches the interaction between Quinn and Egime, using it as evidence to support that they were very much in love and he was very much sane before her death.

 

The session is interrupted when one of Tristan's servants arrives in the courtroom with orders to remove Casey to the palace at once.  Despite both her objections and Quinn's, Casey is taken away.  Back at the castle, she is happy to be reunited with Lex and Insa.  Although they mean to leave for home at once, Casey insists that there's something she still has to do.  She demands to have an audience with the royal family and after making a bit of a fuss, Queen Thea arrives.  Casey tries to convince her to stop the trial, but Thea state that it is already over and that Quinn has been found guilty.  Hysterics take over and Casey spills her guts, explaining what really happened when the healer was killed.  Thea agrees to talk to Uri and the execution is postponed.

 

Uri, Thea, and Thierry meet in private to discuss the new information in the case.  They agree that Quinn cannot be put to death for something he didn't do, but also that both Casey and Quinn are loose cannons who need to be controlled.  They agree to put the two of them on a probation in exile from Niflheim.  To observe their behavior, they agree to appoint a mortal (who would not be suspected of working for the Niflheim) and name Insa.  Casey is then brought before the court where she tells the whole truth.  Quinn is allowed to go free.  Both of them are warned that they are going to be watched very carefully.

 

Casey, Insa, and Lex are sent back home to the Phoenix House.  Quinn remains behind to speak with his father and witnesses an uproar as Aspen drags Tristan into the courtroom.  Tristan has been caught attempting to alter is life symbol the same way Quinn once did in order to free himself up to love again.  The elders are uncertain of how to punish this crime, since Tristan is heir to the throne.  Back at the Phoenix House, Casey, Insa, and Lex file report about their adventure.  Everything seems to return to normal when suddenly, Tristan appears in the lobby, naked and with a different hair color.  It has been the decision of the Head Carver and the elders to temporarily turn him into a mortal as punishment for his crime.  At his request, he has been turned into a Risan.