Nog and Jake meet the head of a Bajoran diplomatic corps, a 15 year old girl, and show her around the station. The three of them spend lots of time together on the promenade and the company of the boys seems to help Varis during the negotiations. O'Brien and Bashir get in the midst of a ceremonial happening on Bajor. The spiritual leader of a native village, the Sirah, dies and chooses O'Brien as his successor. The people of the village now ask for his help against a mysterious monster that appears by night.