Fresh from the realization that she is a member of the Fae, Bo is approached by a strange client, Will, a real life Will O' the Wisp. The storehouse of jewels he's collected over the centuries has been stolen... by a human! While this line of work is foreign to Bo, Will offers her an irresistible payment - information about where she might have come from. As Bo gets involved in the recovery of Will's gems, she finds the shocking truth about the thief... and the weird and deadly forces that seem to also be on the trail of the jewels.

When Dyson wakes up bloody and without the last eight hours of memory, he finds himself accused of murdering Ba'al, a close associate of The Morrigan's pet psychopath, Vex, and takes refuge in Trick's bar, invoking sanctuary.

Bo finally learns the identity of her mother – and that those closest to her have been keeping secrets. No longer sure who to trust, Bo decides to track down “Mommy Dearest” alone, in order to extract the truth about her own origins once and for all. While everyone frantically searches for Bo, Dyson visits an ancient Norn, a wish-granting, tree-dwelling crone, where – in order to protect the woman he loves -- he makes a sacrifice that may change his relationship with Bo forever, as she prepares for a final face off with her deadly mother.

A nomadic Fae sideshow comes to town looking to take advantage of the chaos that the bombing of the Light Fae headquarters has wrought. Unbeknownst to the general Light Fae populace, The Ash is in a coma, and his bond with the land is weakening, which makes this the perfect time for the travelling circus freaks to steal the most precious thing the Light Fae possess.