"Facta Non Verba" was the eighth episode of the second season of Carnival Row.
Synopsis[]
Reeling from the consequences of his choices, Philo rejects defining himself as Human of Fae.
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Plot[]
Following the attacks on the dock, the fae are escorted back to Carnival Row. Philo breaks down over Berwick's death and decides that he has to do something about the sparas. He leaves with Vignette Stonemoss' blessing.
In Finistere Crossing, Leonid and Louisa Pembroke discuss the situation surrounding the sparas as they walk around the neighbourhood. As they walk, they see constables guarding the Spurnrose manor and investigate. The constable will not them inside, but Agreus Astrayon comes to the door.
Prior to arriving in The Burgue, Agreus, Imogen Spurnrose and Ezra Spurnrose are in the midst of The Pact attack on Ragusa. During the attack, they lose their guide in the fighting and try to make it to the docks but are trapped in a house with Pact soldiers. They are forced to fight, including one soldier who is a Marrok. Eventually they escape outside of the city where Spurnrose family secrets and Agreus' past are laid bare.
As they walk, the three see a Pact patrol. Ezra wants to surrender to them as he is a Burguishman and The Pact are now allied with The Burgue. However, Agreus and Imogen have other ideas, and hold him down as the patrol passes. To stop him from revealing their position, Imogen holds her brother's airways closed and suffocates him.
Agreus and Imogen continue on, but their relationship starts to crack under the pressure. They encounter a New Dawn patrol led by Kastor who found Ezra's body and they are taken as prisoners. Taken to a mass grave for Ragusa's rich outside the city, Ezra's body is added to the pile. Leonora intends to send Agreus, Imogen, and Kastor to The Burgue as emissaries to negotiate peace.
An airship arrives in The Burgue and The New Dawn emissaries demand to be heard in Parliament to discuss a proposed peace treaty between The Burgue and The New Dawn, and the breaking of their alliance with the The Pact. For the time being, they are allowed to use the Spurnrose manor as a residence under guard.
Back in the present, Leonid and Louisa learn that Ezra is dead, and are shocked to see that Agreus and Imogen are publicly dusplaying their relationship.
Philo arrives at the docks as clean-up operations are underway and is confronted by Sergeant Dombey over his actions and the death of Constable Berwick. Philo tells Dombey that the sparas is a male because of the configuration of the teeth on his wings. During the clean-up, the corpses of Burguish Marines keep washing up ashore, and it becomes apparent that the troops were hidden in the holds of the ships that would have taken the fae to Tirnanoc.
Darius Prowell and Tourmaline Larou reflect on events, and Darius confronts Vignette over the Black Raven attacking the ships. Vignette sets a meeting with the Raven and confronts Kaine about the Black Raven's actions. She is taken captive by the Raven and Boz Ghaidos.
Runyan Millworthy arrives on the docks and is confronted by Philo about the troops. Runyan knew all about them; Parliament had planned to send them anyway to re-establish outposts in Tirnanoc and he used backroom deals to get the fae on the ships as well. It was the reason he was able to get it all arranged so quickly. Philo remembers what Berwick said about the sparas and realises that he was right - everything the sparas has done has been to put The Burgue and the fae more and more at odds.
Vignette learns from the Black Raven of the troops on the ships, and also that the Black Raven is now allied with The New Dawn. Leonora is in The Burgue, and wants Vignette to lead the fae in The Burgue in revolution.