
on the evening of the eclipse
Folimun intrudes into the observatory
As the eclipse begins, Folimun 66 appears at the Observatory, having been let in by an Apostle sympathizer among the guards. He delivers an ultimatum from Mondior: the scientists must destroy their data and accept the Apostles' authority, or face an attack by the 'Army of Holiness.' Athor refuses, but the confrontation is interrupted by the first sign of the eclipse: a chip in Dovim's disk.