An Instrument, the Prophesied One, and the Chairperson of the High Council walk into a bar . . . oh, wait, getting ahead of myself. We left Emily Fisher watching Hannah Priest Wyatt, unofficial Instrument of the Divine, make the “unofficial” part of her title pointless. So now what? Well, Emily’s going to help Hannah take a bath. Because “The Divine works in mysterious ways,” chapter 26 of Prophecies and Penalties, available now, yes, right now, for your reading pleasure.

(WARNING: There are two spoilers in the above paragraph. But don’t worry: neither of them will make any sense until you read the chapter.)