Harry convinces Sweatson that he has rescued Queen Dianna from the Willgem. Loran and Sochie find Dianna, Cancer, and Muron. Kihel and Harry confess their feelings for each other; they also plot to kill Agrippa to end the war. Both Gym's Aspite flagship and the Willgem dock with Mistletoe. Gym, alerted to Dianna's double by Meme, plays along with Kihel's demands to go to the Moon. He locks down Mistletoe and orders its bombardment with Dianna and the Militia still inside. Loran, Dianna, and the others escape, but the fate of the Willgem is unclear. Kihel witnesses Mistletoe's destruction and fears for Dianna.