The two Jedi came to Dalna following evidence that a local cult, the Path of the Open Hand, was connected to the theft. On Dalna, Zink encountered members of the Path and discovered that they viewed the use of Force powers as "abuse" of the Force. The Jedi eventually determined that members of the cult had indeed stolen the Rod of Seasons and had it in their possession: the Mother, the leader of the cult, had sent a team of operatives known as the Children to "liberate" the rod and other Force artifacts.
However, when Macri and Zink entered the Path compound to retrieve the stolen artifacts, they were discovered, and the Mother unleashed a creature she named the Leveler upon them, which overwhelmed them and killed them by turning them to stone and dust.
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia