Sprite had broken several laws in her work as a dart, but she had not broken any code of the ace mechs, so this evidence had been fabricated. Sprite looked at it, devising a rebuttal for each accusation. Then Revel gladly placed a formal regret and removal of accusation, claiming a plentitude of mistakes made in the charge and in the evidence, expressing formal regret to the ace mech code, governing body, and to Sprite specifically.

Sprite was fully confident that it would not be longer than a few days before the charges were dropped and the mark officially removed.