The raid goes according to plan until Day finds a train car marked with an “X”, designating plague experiments and likely a relationship to Eden.

He sees June’s signal on the security footage and wonders what it means while he and the other Runners leave the base to bomb a railcar and steal supplies. Anden tells her that he is going to free Eden and eliminate the Trials, and she signals to Day to stop the assassination plan.ĭay struggles to reform his relationship with a jealous Tess, who among other Patriots distrusts June. She struggles to remain loyal to the Patriots and questions her own intentions.

She takes a lie detection test and, despite lying about the true assassination plan, passes. He asks for her trust and tells her that he wants to change the Republic for the better. The two have dinner in an elaborate dining hall and she warns him of a false assassination plan. Meanwhile, June convinces Thomas to take her to Denver, where she meets Anden. He watches June over security footage and reconnects with Tess. He meets a group of other Patriots including Baxter and Pascao, two other Runners. Worried, Day leaves June behind while Thomas takes her to a Las Vegas penitentiary.ĭay lands in Lamar, Colorado and Kaede leads Day to the Patriot base, repurposed from a series of tunnels below the city. Disguised as a soldier, Day boards a ship to Colorado with Kaede while June intentionally gets arrested by Thomas. Razor puts an elaborate plan into motion in which June will lead Anden into a trap while Day reveals himself to the public and causes a revolution. June fights to earn trust from the Patriots while Day undergoes an advanced surgery to replace his injured leg. Day tells her he loves her, but she does not respond.

June helps Day bathe and the two kiss passionately. They beg for his help to find Day’s brother, Eden, and pledge allegiance to the Patriots, who plan to kill the new Elector, Anden. She leads them to a Republic military apartment where they reunite with Tess and meet the Patriot leader, Razor, formally the Republic Commander Andrew DeSoto. When Day falls, the pair narrowly escapes arrest with the help of Kaede. With a heavily injured leg, Day tries to stay upright on the streets while June watches for Patriots disguised as Republic soldiers and the announcement of the late Elector Primo’s death broadcasts overhead. While the Republic continues to war with the Colonies, June Iparis and Day Altan Wing ride in a cargo train into Las Vegas after escaping Day’s attempted execution.

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