Tobias marches into factionless headquarters to meet with Evelyn.
Tobias and Evelyn have a huge discussion about choice. Are the factions about choice? Or does going factionless mean having more choice? Or less choice? What is choice, anyway? You get the idea.
The more we look at the word choice, it doesn't even look like a real word anymore. Choice choice choice choice choice choice…
Tobias gives his mother a choice (argh!): power or her own son.
Shockingly (to us, anyway), Evelyn chooses Tobias. Tobias is speechless. And so are we. (For once.)