Neal wakes up to find that the spell has been broken. Tory tells himthey defeated King Delphic when she threw the signed piece of parchmentthe Queen had taken from Neal into the fire. Norlis ran away afterhe killed Garten, and everything is now going to be different.

Surprised to learn all this, Neal tries and finds he can no longerspeak with Hildegard. In an effort to understand what is going on hestarts towards the Kitchens, Tory following close behind.