Back at the camp, Mal tries to convince his commanding officer to go after Alina, but heâs not having luck; the guy just says that with Kirigan is the safest place for her to be. Mal then starts to take matters into his own hands and saddles up a horse to ride off to the palace, but his friends stop him and talk him out of it. His new plan seems to be doing something heroic to earn an invitation to the palace, rather than having to sneak into a place where someone could, quite literally, kill him with a glance. So, as the episode ends, the two remain separated. But as they lie down to sleep miles from each other, they each reach out to the opposite end of their beds, each thinking about holding the otherâs hand. Aw!