And there is a griffin knight who nervously agrees to hold the stabbed assassin in her claws and fly him to Cair Paravel, and there is a satyr holding Isabella's belongings, which she reorganizes.

They go straight home. There is no salvaging the music festival. A rat knight and a raven one are studying the bridge to find that it was not sabotaged as Isabella feared; some naiads are breaking up the ice so it will melt quicker; but no one is in the mood for music any more.

At Cair Paravel, based on what they remember from the last time James put a sword through Winter's heart, they think they have about a minute between extracting the king's weapon and Winter being functional again. This is enough time to shove him into a cell and slam a door.