Tranns rescues a charming stranger named Ione from one of the Ebene portals. She brings him back to the House where
he delights all of the females with bright yellow roses, the first flowers to be seen since the attacks began. Though
Philip is immediately put on guard by Ione, everyone else seems to like him. Suddenly, the girls start to disapepar,
one by one, vanishing in a puff of smoke, but leaving behind the roses. Once they've all disappeared, Ione presents
a bag of silver coins to Philip and Aden, disapearing.
The girls wake up in Gonogah, an outer realm kingdom long conquered by the Ebene, dressed in unusual clothing.
They are informed that they are now members of King Felsen's harem. The lewd king himself comes to visit the girls and
Tranns, taking command, earns his hatred quickly, however, it is Amorette who misbehaves enough for Felsen to demonstrate
his crude idea of torture. Felsen goes on to inform the girls that if any of them misbehave, he will pull out Trista's
teeth.
Back at the House, the boys struggle to come to grips with what's happened. Valero finds some old records of Ebene
conquest which mention Ione, working for the puppet king of Gonogah, famous for his harem. At almost the exact same
moment, Gwyneth shows up, having been on the roof during the whole ordeal. Aden comes up with a plan to invade the castle.
Posing as emissaries of Ganondorf Dragmire, led by Philip, the boys will visit Felsen, bringing Gwen as a gift of alliance
from the Dragmire dynasty. Everything goes according to plan initially, despite Felsen forcing Ariadne to dance in front
of the men.
Aden, Valero, and Telian develop an elaborate scheme to sneak the girls out by knocking half of the guards out with sleeping
potion and the other half with one of Ariadne's screams, signaled by Philip. Things get rocky when Rinault and Telian
grow impatient, threatening to jeopardize the mission. Aden yells at them, sending himself into another attack of withdrawal.
Tranns attempts to stage an escape with Mia and Adriana's help, but gets caught by Felsen's eunuch Dais and is chained
to the wall. Krysta then starts getting too aggressive and is put in a sensory deprivation booth. Felsen and Philip
play cards. When Philip mysteriously wins, despite his ineptitude with cards, Felsen grants him a night with Ariadne.
Meanwhile, Felsen himself decides to enjoy Adriana's company. A Risan courtesan named Varia is sent to attend to the
men and Aden, feeling a kinship with his fellow Risan, decides to bring her back to the Crystal Realm.
Valero and Shawn finish the sleeping potion and knock out half of the guards. Philip signals Ariadne using an onion
and she screams, knocking out all the other guards. The boys rush in to rescue the girls, but Felsen regains consciousness
and holds Ariadne hostage. A brief fight ensues, during which Adriana is dragged out of the room by Dais. Casey,
Shawn, and Jonas open up a portal back to the Phoenix House and everyone escapes, Aden and Philip unwillingly and unable to
find Adriana. The House grows somber without Adriana around. Aden sets off to bring Varia home.