Caraval

Scarlett notices fresh white roses with red tips in a crystal vase in her room and has to convince herself that Legend didn’t sneak into her room while she was sleeping. At first, she found his gifts charming and precious, but something about these flowers without any note makes her feel uneasy. She knows she’s running low on time: There are only five days until the game ends, which is one day before her wedding. Scarlett works through the clues again, stuck on the clue about following a boy with a heart made of black. She is sure Julian isn’t that boy but doesn’t know who is.

She heads to the tavern downstairs to meet Julian and get answers regarding his injury the night before, but when she arrives, he’s not there. She waits for an hour, and still, there’s no sign of him. A patron approaches Scarlett and asks if she’s really Tella’s sister, hoping for some insight into the next clue. Scarlett tells the patron she doesn’t know anything, and the girl next to her with a strange notebook, Aiko, advises Scarlett to have fun with the patrons. Aiko says the people play to have an adventure, so the next time, patrons approach Scarlett with questions, she makes up a clue for them.