The search for Grand Admiral Thrawn reaches beyond the limits of the galaxy.
Plot[]
In the distant galaxy, the Eye of Sion arrives on Peridea, the ancient homeworld of Elsbeth's people, the Dathomiri. Elsbeth, Skoll, Hati, and Wren meet the Great Mothers, 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, and his hope that the alliance with Thrawn will break the cycle. Thrawn arrives with his flagship, the Chimaera, and honors Skoll's promise by providing Wren with provisions and the latest intelligence on Bridger's whereabouts. After Wren leaves, Thrawn sends Skoll and Hati to follow her so they can kill both her and Bridger, but later admits to Elsbeth that escaping his exile was his main goal. Surviving an ambush by bandits, Wren encounters the native Noti and follows them to their village, where she reunites with Ezra Bridger. The Great Mothers warn Thrawn that a Jedi is coming with the Purrgil. Thrawn deduces that Ahsoka is alive, demanding all the details of her history from Elsbeth, and asks the Great Mothers to use their powers to aid him.