Chandra, a wisened member of the Department of Journeys mocked his new student, saying she was bound to the Department of Lost Causes if she wasn’t careful. He gave her the task of going to Eudra, an independent city-state in The Hundred Kingdoms, and convincing the storm-god Lord Vayu to leave the nation and continue his path.

She found Lord Vayu dancing on the waters of the lake beside Eudra, flooding the waters and preventing the people from sending offerings to the lake goddess Kara-koi. Lord Vayu was not interested in leaving, as the Major Intimacy mandating that he “chase the wind” had been de-activated. Unable to convince him to resume the chase, Drifting Lotus sought the wind itself.

His name was Flees, the dog-like wind god, and he was Lord Vayu’s pet. Each year, the two would experience the same play - Flees would pull the leash from Lord Vayu’s hands and force Lord Vayu to give chase. This year, Flees’ collar came off and was lost by the Rock River. Without his collar, Lord Vayu didn’t identify Flees as his dog.

With Flee’s help, Drifting Lotus found the collar, re-establishing the Major Tie, but she needed the help of Kara-koi to get Vayu to resume his chase. In exchange for this help, Drifting Lotus agreed to track down an amethyst phial containing some sacred water thats Kara-koi wanted.

There are no clues as to where the amethyst phial can be found, but Chandra felt confident that information would come in time. Meanwhile, it was time for her to begin walking the Ten Thousand Paths to Heaven. Her first bit of training was in combat, and that meant getting a teacher who would not forget her. They have to go to Yu-Shan.