Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales

In Corbann, Lilja and Margret tell Emily that letters from Wendell have been arriving at the cottage, entreating her to return. As Emily discusses her mission with her friends, Margret says she agrees with Wendell that Arna should be left where she is. However, Emily explains that this is fundamentally wrong because the second Macan is punished for murdering the first in every version of the story. If Wendell does not break this pattern, he too will be eventually punished for disposing of Arna, as another version of the Macan story, which Emily collected in Trinity College, suggests.

Meanwhile, Niamh arrives at the cottage, sent by Wendell to check up on Emily. Niamh tells Emily that Wendell is pining for her; Emily replies that she feels terrible about abandoning Wendell, but her mission is the highest priority. Emily now shares the second Macan iteration with her three friends. In this version, after the second Macan kills the first, he grows increasingly paranoid that his predecessor is not really dead. He hears the first Macan in the rustle of leaves and the buzz of bees. He asks his servants to destroy all the beehives they can find. Enraged, the bees keep stinging the second Macan.