Al and Brad start showing subtle signs of Amalgamation, but Amanda and Herman are  unaffected. Amidst the inferno of ex-XAT agent Amalgams running amok, Al and Brad pledge their allegiance as XAT agents to protect Amanda and Herman until they are safely out of XAT grounds.
At the path you have traveled,
at the cross you bear...
في الطريق الذي سلكته، في 
...الصليب الذي تحمله
Den Weg, den du gegangen bist …
Das Kreuz, das du getragen hast …