In Jane's dream, Antonio reaches to Cira and tells her to jump; he will catch her. With the floor crumbling beneath her, she does so. She trusts Antonio to lead them out of the tunnel. He tells her that Julius wants her dead and her face removed. Since she has betrayed him by taking another lover, he has had sculptures done of her so that he may possess her likeness, but won't let anyone else possess them - including Cira.
Antonio declined the offer to kill Cira and now has to flee the city. Cira inquires as to how Antonio knows how to get through the tunnels. He tells her that he made it a priority to learn them for when he stole all the gold. Cira says that it's her gold and Antonio.....
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