Station crew are rebuilding after the attack by the Shedai Wanderer as Desai tries to come to terms with Reyes being alive. She reasons that their relationship cannot resume since he is a convict who has collaborated with the enemy. Desai finds herself more at odds with Nogura after helping the colonists draft legal documents allowing them to stay. Desai requests a transfer to Earth which Nogura gladly makes happen. Desai confesses to Fisher that her reason for leaving is that she loves Reyes but doesn’t want to watch his story unfold while being powerless to help him.