- Cassia's sitting in class when a message over the port announces she needs to report to an Official because of an Infraction. Uh-oh…
- There's good news and bad news. The good—she got the highest score of the year on the sorting test, and every department wants her to work for them. The bad—they know about her feelings for Ky.
- She's told to stay away from him, or else he'll be sent back to the Outer Provinces.
- Cassia challenges the Official, saying she believes people should be able to choose who they're Matched with—but the Official mocks her, saying that next she'll start saying people should be able to choose how many kids they have and where they live, too. Crazy talk.
- Cassia gets a swatch from her Banquet dress in the mail, and looks at Ky's latest napkin-art. Her last one, she promises to herself, knowing she needs to keep Ky safe.