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Adriana and Aden are in the midst of a private moment when suddenly, Adriana's old, very dead boyfriend, Ian appears
in the corner. She goes into a panic which only gets worse when Aden makes it clear that he doesn't see anyone.
Her panic attack leads her to fall and lose consciousness. Aden quickly has her carried down into the clinic where an
emergency C-section is performed. The new baby, a girl named Rommie, is perfectly healthy, but using a Niflheim device,
Casey observes a funny reaction in Adriana's blood which she diagnoses as a somewhat rare Hylian disease.
In Hyrule, the relationship between Blossom and Lucien is developing steadily, almost completely without incident, given
Blossom's easy-going, calm demeanor. They are both thrown for a bit of a loop, however, when the Order of the Silver
Crescent, a PTB-related cult of which both Cherry and Blossom are members gives Blossom a new assignment. Her
work will take her away from the Crystal Realm, to Third Earth. Blossom breaks the news to Lucien and asks him to come
with her. Lucien is very hesitant to leave the realm and uproot Star. Blossom asks him to think about it for awhile
and to give her an answer sometime after her birthday.
Cherry, Lucien, and Cordelia plot together to throw Blossom a big surprise party on Cordelia's estate. On
the big night, Lucien leaves Star with Cordelia's servants and invites Blossom out and takes her to the manor house where
dozens of Cherry's friends, including Kally Summers and her husband James, are waiting. The surprises turn ugly and
awkward as Kally and Lucien circle around Lucien's break up with Tranns. They are interrupted, however, when one of
Cordelia's servants, Zezio, approaches, telling him that the maids are complaining about a noise Star is making upstairs.
Lucien is led away by Zezio and ends up being shoved up against a wall in the nursery. Zezio reveals himself to
be Ebene and orders Lucien to bring him Star since Ebene can't seem to touch her without combusting. Meanwhile, down
in the ballroom, Cordelia and Cherry ask where Lucien is. They are puzzled when Blossom tells them he left with a servant.
Cordelia recognizes no such servant. Blossom becomes suspicious and she and Cordelia follow after, discovering Lucien
and Zezio. A fight breaks out and it's Kally, in the end, who saves the day, blasting Zezio away from Lucien and toward
Star's crib. Star begins to glow and before everyone's eyes, Zezio is vaporized.
A few days later, Lucien and Blossom talk. Although both very much wish to continue their relationship, they realize
that it cannot continue unless Lucien goes with her to Third Earth. Since Lucien wants more stability for Star, they
agree to go their separate ways in the hopes that they can get back together someday. Soon, Lucien spots a newspaper
and in Lex's column, he reads news of the newborn baby. Realizing that it must be his child with Tranns, he returns
back to the Phoenix House in Shaldani to a less than warm reception. Meanwhile, Adriana continues to see Ian who soon
starts to convince her that she's dying of her blood disease.
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