Still reeling from the discovery of the weapons that his father hoarded and the revelation that he had been carrying his grandfather's beloved sword into battle when he died but that sword has never been found, Maxim confronts his mother again. Ellora continues to resist her son's pleas for more information and Athan finally convinces him that they must go on without here. Something has occurred to him that has begun to change his understanding of the night that Aegeus died, and he knows that they need to act quickly.
Back on Earth Simran gives himself over to the feelings that he has for Jane, only to find out that he reminds her of something strange from when she was younger. When they find out what it is, everything that they thought they knew shifts and suddenly they aren't sure what to believe about themselves or the origins of their interactions with the humans