Akhgar whispers in Mart’s ear telling him that a harbour guard had come looking for him before he had started his speech. Mart listens to him indifferently and tries to smile at the pilgrims who bend towards him as well as the glass box to show their respect.

“You need to go to the harbour and see what is going on… The guard said someone has entered the harbour. He has introduced himself as Tirad and wants to surrender!” Akhgar says.

“It is not the first time we have such troubles. You know better than me. How many times had Atlan and the Ships tried to hand over someone to us instead of Tirad? It’s probably another imposter!” Mart replies.

“It’s different this time! I think it might actually be him!” Akhgar tells him but Mart shrugs. He doesn’t understand how this time could be any different? Most probably, the divers or fishers had found a Saviour missioner and arrested him, thinking he must be Tirad; they all yearn for a way to stop the war and this seems as the easiest to them.

“A woman is with him with the same specifications of the girl who had helped him escape! The guard said he had recognised him from before,” Akhgar continues. Mart freezes in his seat. He wants to get up and leave immediately.

“Why didn’t you say so before? What if he escapes again? I need to go…” Mart says, as he tries to get up but Akhgar stops him.

“It could still be an imposter… Even if it is him, you don’t need to hurry! Since he has come on his own, he won’t escape! Don’t worry and enjoy the ceremony for now,” Akhgar convinces him to stay and smile indifferently at the poor pilgrims. But he is restless. He had thought of everything except Tirad coming back on his own! Has he gone mad coming to the Saviour Island? It’s probably an imposter. But if anyone is as mad to come and surrender himself, knowing he would be killed but still victimising himself to stop the war and save the people, it would be Tirad. He wanted to arrest him in an awfully humiliating state and sentence him to death right on the docks. But how can he arrest him and put up such a show, when he has come with his own feet. His arrest scene must be glamorous and memorable. He had even planned to take him to Atlan and put up a show there if he was found on the ships. But now is not a good time…not on this night…the festivities and guests…right when Akhgar is about to give the attack order… If people find out about his surrender, they will lose their excuse to start the war. Mart can’t wait any longer. He gets up and orders two guards to escort him.

Mart enters the gate booth. The guard turns on the light and shows the arrested couple to him. Dalia and Tirad are sitting silently in the corner of the booth behind the head-guard’s desk with their hands and feet in chains. Mart orders the guards to get out.