After a mysterious spiritual wound leaves the Traveler vulnerable, Skirk appears unbidden in Liyue with an unusual offer: training within dreams to reclaim what was lost. But these dreams are not mere illusions—they are gateways to her past beneath the Abyss. Through three layered trials of blade, element, and raw emotion, the Traveler experiences fragments of Skirk’s upbringing under Surtalogi, confronting a cursed immortal named Skofnungr who fused Narwhal flesh to his own heart in a failed bid for power. Victory comes not through strength alone, but through understanding the cost of discarding one’s feelings. When the dream dissolves, Skirk departs with a quiet warning: the stars bow to no one, and some lessons cannot be taught twice.