While travelling with the Purgill, Ahsoka and Huyang discuss Wren's choice in siding with the enemy to find Ezra. Meanwhile, the Eye of Sion arrives on Peridea, the ancient homeworld of Elsbeth's people known as the Dathomiri. Elsbeth, Skoll, Hati, and Wren meet the Great Mothers, a group of Nightsisters allied with Thrawn. As they wait for the Grand Admiral's arrival, Skoll relates to Hati his belief that the fall of the Jedi and the rise of the Empire were part of an inevitable cycle, one he intends to break. Thrawn arrives with his Star Destroyer, the Chimaera, and honors Skoll's promise by providing Wren with provisions, a Howler mount, and the latest intelligence on Bridger's whereabouts. After Wren leaves, Thrawn orders Skoll and Hati to follow her at their own pace so they can kill both her and Bridger. Surviving an ambush by bandits, Wren encounters the native Noti and follows them to their village where she reunites with Bridger. While tracking Wren, Skoll senses that there is a greater power on Peridea and tells Hati that he intends to find and use it. Anticipating Ahsoka coming with the Purrgil, Thrawn demands all the details of her history from Elsbeth and orders her to kill any arriving Purrgil.
