Vi notices a guilty expression on Ekko's face and pressures him into revealing what he knows: Vander has a deal with the enforcers. Vander's kids all agree that fighting is the best course of action and wonder why their father is so reluctant to act. A woman named Sevika argues that Zaun should fight back against the enforcers, while Vander encourages peace and solidarity, saying that this will all "blow over." Sevika calls him weak and leads her people out of the bar. Cassandra Kiramman, discuss their responsibility to defend Jayce in his time of need, as they are his patrons and have sponsored his work thus far.Īt The Last Drop, an impromptu community meeting has begun. Mel laments that she needs something "revolutionary" to "put Piltover on the map." Finally, she settles on a specific puzzle box, which the craftsman hesitantly calls a "child's toy." Mel simply responds, "Good."Ĭaitlyn and her parents, Mr. She discusses business, as well as Jayce's upcoming trial, with her assistant, Elora. The kids kick down the ladder behind them, with Vi and Powder agreeing that they need to hide the crystals.Ĭouncilor Mel Medarda pores over various handheld puzzle boxes presented by a craftsman, intending to present one to Councilor Hoskel for his birthday. Luckily, Ekko appears, offering a ladder leading up into a dark passageway. After a brief altercation, they flee out the back door, only to find themselves surrounded in the alley. Claggor flips the light switch, darkening the arcade as the children begin their escape. Mylo taunts the enforcers, claiming that their search will be fruitless, but Powder anxiously clutches the pouch of hex crystals at her side, attracting the attention of Marcus. When Marcus sees the children within, he orders them searched. One man spits on Marcus's shoe, prompting the enforcers to violently throw him through the stained glass wall of the arcade. However, Marcus and a team of enforcers arrive just outside and begin questioning locals about the children. Vi, Powder, Mylo, and Claggor take up residence in what appears to be an abandoned arcade, marking it as an ideal spot to "lay low" since enforcers "never" come down there. He advises that if Jayce simply owns his mistakes before the council and speaks nothing of magic, he'll be let off with a "slap on the wrist." Jayce reveals that he was attempting to create magic, and Heimerdinger admonishes him, stating that the arcane is dangerous and cannot be controlled through science. Jayce is incarcerated in a Piltover jail, where Heimerdinger visits his cell and inquires into the nature of his research. Viktor explains that he is the assistant of Heimerdinger, dean of the Academy and head of the Council, and that he was sent to ensure that anything dangerous is removed safely, including Jayce himself. Grayson and Viktor question Jayce regarding the myriad of dangerous and illegal items found throughout the premises. Returning to the present day, enforcers are searching through the remains of Jayce's half-destroyed penthouse. Jayce is baffled by the mage's power as the hooded figure leaves him with a now-depleted hex crystal inscribed with a magical rune. Soon, the blizzard disappears, and flowers bloom as though it had never been snowing. A hooded figure approaches and begins weaving a fantastical arcane spell. Ximena succumbs to the cold and collapses in the snow, prompting Jayce to cry out desperately for help. He and his mother, Ximena, are stranded alone in the wilderness in the wake of a brutal blizzard. We flash back to a scene from Jayce's childhood. Jayce attempts to force the door open, but the explosion triggered by the hex crystal knocks him unconscious. Jayce and Caitlyn arrive at the penthouse only to find it in the process of being robbed. Criminal kingpin Silco tests a powerful substance.
Idealistic inventor Jayce attempts to harness magic through science - despite his mentor's warnings.