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What happened to the Sea of Flames stone at the end of the book? Was it still in the sea?
Rebecca Davis My understanding is that it's in the sea water of the old kennel in Saint Malo.

Marie puts the model house (containing the stone) in the sea within the…moreMy understanding is that it's in the sea water of the old kennel in Saint Malo.

Marie puts the model house (containing the stone) in the sea within the old kennel before fleeing the city. She gives Werner the key as they part. Later in the story, Jutta gives the model house back to Marie. Inside the house is not the stone, but the key to the kennel. There is also a chapter written from the perspective of the stone, in which it references the snails (which line the walls of the kennel) and the algae.

I took that to mean that Werner went back to the kennel, found the house, opened it, found the stone, left it in the water as Marie had intended, but took the house and put the key inside it. (less)
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