Abigale, Sanar and Kirol arrive at Titan’s Grave to find the camp leaderless and hostile. Ajani catches up with Kirol before the group can rush in alone. He joins the search because mentoring means more than teaching a technique; it means entering danger when a student’s loyalty has already carried them there.
Masked spellcasters ambush the party and bring them to Chandra. Her Shattered students were once connected to the Oriq, but she has given them a new community and a new name. Chandra believes Jace survived Tarkir in some form, damaged her mind and is now manipulating Arcavios’s archaics for a larger plan.
Ajani cannot reconcile that claim with what he witnessed, and disbelief turns an old bond into a fight. The disagreement becomes immediate when the giant archaic appears with Jadzi in its palm. Chandra prepares to destroy it; Ajani stops her long enough for everyone to be driven beneath Titan’s Grave.