Sundra has gone to confront the mysterious creature who has both empowered and enslaved Horatio, her estranged lover. Said creature, the Merk, tries to get rid of her, but, at long last, Horatio arrives to save her, and she tells him what she has learned. He...doesn't take it so well:
In the end, then, a perfect moment not only for Sundra, but also for Horatio, and even for the Merk itself, in a way.