Lennier embarks on a spiritual and intellectual mission to the fringes of Centauri space, where he finds himself both mentor and student . Captain Sheridan faces immense pressure back on Babylon 5, fighting to hold the fragile Interstellar Alliance together amid growing dissent and diplomatic fractures. Meanwhile, in a tense subplot, Drazi agents secretly plant surveillance in Londo Mollari’s quarters only to face an unexpectedly fierce confrontation with the often overlooked but increasingly principled Vir Cotto.