The Phoenix Pham has successfully protected Jaxson T'kella and captured Hex of the Aethermancers. Now they need to get somewhere safe and decide on what their next moves will be. Who was behind this plot to kill Jaxson and is his life still in danger? What will our heroes do with Hex? And how will they get to Genis without alerting either the Cassian Military or the Beholder Collective?