Back on Lorrd, more of the tassel is revealed.
He will remake (or rename) himself.
He will determine the fate of the weak.
He will choose how he will be loved.
He will win and break his chains.
He will shed his skin and choose a new skin.
He will strengthen himself through sacrifice.
He will crawl through his cloak.
He will know brotherhood.
He will make (fabricate) a pet.

Jacen points to one portion that she did not translate. She says she could not read it but could tell it was from a brotherhood of some type. Jacen is suddenly able to translate it as “He will balance himself between peace and conflict.” Everyone is taken aback by this, and he tells them he just feels it. Ziost is a Sith world, and Jacen notes that the sayings are all related to the Sith creed. The doctor points out that she believes all the tassels were crafted by different people and assembled by one person. As they prepare to leave, Ben tells Jacen that he's discovered the ship that escaped Toryaz station! It is registered to Brisha Syo who was just recently captured by base security.

The three Jedi question Brisha who admits she has been meddling in their business for some time and that she left the tassel behind to lead Jacen to her. She knew his connection with it, but refuses to give them more information. Jacen says that he'll be going with her to her homeworld near Bimmiel and Nelani goes along.

Above Tralus, Leia meets with a GA admiral in hopes that she may be able to ensure that Han survives the attack. On the surface, Han is prepped for the mission and he and Wedge head out.

After their shuttle lands on an asteroid near Bimmiel, Brisha tells them that the station was once the administration center for the mining facility. She tells them that the last administrator arranged for it to be left behind and forgotten. Jacen thinks that must have taken some work, but she says not for a Sith! She tells them that she is also a student of the Force, but has focused on the Sith. She tells them of the mynock species that inhabited this asteroid before the miners and that the tassel Dr. Rotham couldn't read was created by them. This species harbored dark side power and not long after the miners arrived they began to notice strange occurrences and acting crazy. The administrator covered it up, and left to eventually become the Sith Master Darth Vectivus. Jacen has never heard of him, and she says that's because he never tried to conquer the galaxy or the Jedi. He had a strong ethical code before becoming a Sith and therefore didn't try acting as other Sith, like Darth Vader (whom she claims to have known). She admits that she brought Jacen here because there is a Sith lord living in the mine and she doesn't want to face him alone. Inside the mine, Ben can feel the Dark Side power, but he is suddenly yanked from his elevator seat and is flying through the air.

Leia is on hand when Wedge's attack plan begins and offers to lend her knowledge. Han is waiting for her call in the cockpit as the fight begins in earnest, but Leia begins to feel a twinge of guilt as she helps him and not the GA.

Luke is jolted awake with dark visions of a mynock, then Leia, then Han, then Mara Jade's dead body.

Ben and Nelani land at the bottom, but they are not alone as they are surrounded by hundreds of eyes.

As the elevator reaches the bottom, Jacen asks Brisha why she shoved Ben and Nelani from the car. She says it was for their own good, and he sees a man walk from a darkened corner. The Sith looks at Jacen who realizes the image is only a hologram. The Sith says he will be arriving soon, but Jacen must face his subordinates before he can reach the Sith himself. A man steps forward to face Jacen and it is a grizzled looking man who appears to be Luke Skywalker!

Elsewhere in the chamber, Ben and Nelani are set upon by the creatures in swarms. As they slice the mynocks in half, it becomes clear that they are only Force projections since nothing remains after they die. Ben sees an evil version of his mother igniting a red blade and coming towards him.