It has been five days since the end of episode 8.
Ava and Nikolai have been spending a lot of time together. Becoming close, not in a sexual or loving way, but in a way where they care for each other's presence, and clearly Ava is not the same as she used to be, something is different.
Zach has also started acting weird, in little ways that Amy has noticed. His humor and mannerisms are much different.
Joanna has launched a siege on the Swamplands that will be arriving that day, their plan is to draw out the Swampwitch, and force her to stand down from Amy's side or risk their people from starving. Jorgen leads this siege and took Logan with him.
On Slavers Keep, the amount of Guards that are usually seen doing rounds have been at least doubled.