Motif · Book 7, This Inevitable Ruin

Britney's axe

'Britney picked that axe off the ground and is now possessed,' says Eris; Imani and Juice Box find nothing; Carl says keep watching. The last thing he sees before the city goes is the pickaxe over Ysalte's shoulder.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 76 — The Oak Fell
• Chapter 85 — Zerzura

Progression

'Britney picked that axe off the ground and is now possessed' (ch. 76); nothing found, and orders to keep watching (ch. 78); the giant pickaxe over Ysalte's shoulder, the last thing Carl sees (ch. 85).