The students each deal with a personal matter that keeps them from focusing on the upcoming Welter's Tournament.

Brakebills is thrown into chaos when Penny is violently attacked by someone who was considered a friend. Quentin tries to find a connection to the Beast. Julia considers giving up magic for good after entering a rehab facility.

Quentin and Julia arrive in Fillory and try to catch up with the group, who are more than 70 years ahead of them, in the search for The Beast.

Quentin and Penny embark on a quest. Margo works on a way to help Eliot. Julia seeks an old friend's help.

Julia, Kady and Penny each make sacrifices to finally face Reynard; Quentin and Eliot learn a disturbing truth about Fillory

As Eliot is hunted, Quentin and Julia discover a powerful secret tied to the history of Brakebills.

Kady gets a puppy. Quentin meets a snake.