 Later, Gran'ma Ben takes Thorn and the Bones to meet her teacher, who runs a rooftop kitchen in the city.The Teacher tells them that the inner council who once watched over the city has been replaced with a group calling themselves the "Vedu" (The "Order of the Dreaming Eye"), who oppose the Dragons and anyone who associates with them.The Teacher examines Taneal's prayer stone, noting it is engraved with the name of Lunaria (Thorn's mother).