Hold Steady continuously primes the nine-piece storm puzzle, witnesses Uzzi's sacrifice, and follows the survivors into floor eleven.
The skyfowl caster remains beside the final puzzle because it loses readiness without constant magical infusion. His role makes him ineligible as the dart's vessel and prevents him from retreating when the gods approach.
Chaco warns Hold Steady to step back before raising the containment shell. Hold Steady keeps concentrating from outside while Uzzi summons Dodola and the trapped lightning forms the key.
He reacts with fury to Uzzi's murder and flies after Mordecai and Chaco when they tumble through the opened stairwell.
A skyfowl mage sustaining nine glowing puzzle pieces beneath a shield from acid rain.
Hold Steady maintains the indispensable puzzle state and survives to witness the party's rupture.