Huatli takes flight. Malcolm and Breeches make their escape. Vito reaches the apex of his quest. The Core is exposed to the dangers of the world around, above, and within. The great battle begins.
Saheeli is stranded on Ixalan, far from home but close to her lover, Huatli. A new subject of the Sun Empire, Saheeli learns that this period of relative peace following the defeat of the Phyrexians might only be a lull between wars.