Tory starts to worry about how Jake and Alex are going to take over thekingdoms, and how she's going to return home. In an effort to get Jaketo stop stonewalling, Seth tells Tory that it might behoove her to seeif the bracelets Alex still has on his wrists work in Hildegarde.

Once they establish that the bracelets don't have any effect inHildegarde,  Jake is willing to sit down and consider the idea oftaking the mantle of power over the Delphic Kingdom.