- Belisaere is bustling with activity, but Sabriel can feel the presence of the Dead nearby. Touchstone tips a boy on the street to find a good inn, and Sabriel feels a jolt when her hand touches Touchstone's—this time it seems to be the sparks of a crush though, rather than magic.
- Sabriel realizes the city is safe because it's surrounded by aqueducts, which are constantly guarded; a sundown bell alerts all citizens to get inside at night for their own safety.
- At the Sign of Three Lemons, Sabriel and her companions get rooms. While Sabriel is bathing, she hears telling noises in the room next door and assumes it's Touchstone, fulfilling certain desires with a female inn worker. Nope—Mogget appears to let Sabriel know that Touchstone's room is elsewhere. Maybe Sabriel's crush is obvious?
- After dinner, Sabriel theorizes that her father's body is likely to be at the reservoir where the Queen was killed—this location is past the aqueducts and the reservoir is underground though, meaning that the presence of the Dead is a real issue. Mogget expresses skepticism that this plan will work, but they agree Sabriel has no other choice.