Chapter Three: Fate's First Account

Behind them, a black-gloved man adjusted a silver-antler cuff link and smiled at the lens. Words developed beneath the image: ETERNAL GALLERY, NINETY-NINTH FATE COMMISSION. DELIVER SHEN YAN TO THE GALLERY BEFORE DECEMBER 1. The camera clicked again. The second photograph was dated December 1. Listening Rain had burned to ruins. Luo lay inside the threshold, while Shen Yan handed the pocket watch to the Collector with his own two hands.