Avery sits on the steps and studies the new riddle inscribed with the stained-glass piece. She breaks down the first lines and connects the top of a clock to twelve, then links “meet me at high” with noon, reasoning that noon divides morning from the later part of the day.

Avery cannot solve the second half of the riddle, which refers to twisting, flipping, seeing something, and taking “them two at a time.” She wonders whether the stained-glass pieces must be turned, reversed, or assembled together, but she has no clear answer yet.

Xander joins Avery on the stairs and notices her distress. Avery admits that his brothers do not want anything to do with her after the trip to the Black Wood, and Xander ruefully acknowledges that his attempt to bring them together backfired.

Avery then reveals that the game is not over and shows Xander both the inscription and the stained glass she found after the Black Wood. Xander studies the piece and recognizes that he may have seen something like it before, suggesting a possible new lead.