at vulcanus, kiina teaches an agori how to use a thornax launcher with a rock in place of the thornax, with no success. kiina tells the agori to go to gresh, who is teaching the agori how to cut fireroot vines for a trap. metus, one of gresh's agori, tries to cut it, but gets his knife stuck in the vine. raanu cuts the vine easily, and metus says he would rather go to gelu or strakk, when he realizes strakk is gone.