When Sasha and Grime hide in Wartwood, three familiar faces cause problems for them.
Tropes That Appear In This Chapter:
- Bring It: At the end of the chapter, after Sasha declares that she will never turn out like Belos, he laughs and says she has no chances of getting rid of him or fighting his influence over her. Sasha's response?
Sasha: Bring it on!
- Cassandra Truth: Emmanuel and the Frog Rebellion initially don't believe Sasha and Grime's statement due to their past crimes until the robots come.
- Continuity Nod: Once Gustav, Percy, and Braddock's spy statuses are revealed, Grime confesses he isn't surprised due to his earlier suspicions, and that's why he's glad that he had them kicked out of the Toad Army.
- Five-Second Foreshadowing: Shadowy figures are seen watching Sasha and Grime after they tell everyone their lie about Anne. Sure enough, it's Percy and Braddock since Emmanuel confirmed they should have reached Wartwood already.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: In universe example, as Sasha admits that she forgot about Lilly when she and Grime escaped.
- For Want Of A Nail: Sasha enters the Plantar's basement before sleeping in the barn, and reunites with Percy and Braddock who inform the Wartwoodians that she and Grime caused a failed uprising.
- Internal Reveal:
- Sasha discovers the voice in her head is Emperor Belos, but isn't given any hints at who he is.
- Sasha realizes that Gustav, Percy, and Braddock were spying on her and Grime, who already had his suspicions.
- Gustav informs all of Wartwood about Sasha's betrayal and her actions nearly causing Luz's death.
- Moral Myopia: Emmanuel's willing to kill Grime, Sasha's substitute father, in front of her, despite the fact that he witnesses his wife executed in front of him years before.
- The Reveal: Percy and Braddock were there when Lupe was fed to the venus flytrap.
- Revenge Before Reason: Emmanuel remembers his promise Valeriana that he will work with Grime after the Toad Rebellion is defeated, but he still decides to kill him as revenge for killing his wife.
- Simultaneous Arcs: Starting from this point, Sasha's journey over the course of Luz and Anne's time on Earth and Lilly sneaking around the castle is put forward.
- Villain Has a Point: In the first dream, Sasha accuses Belos of making her taint her friendship with Anne, Marcy, and Luz, he then points out that all he did was make the suggestions. She later admits that he was right, and that her actions were hers.
- Would Hurt a Child: Emmanuel treats Sasha as an equally dangerous threat to Grime, and he's implied to be willing to put her down when necessary.
