Kindred " Kindred " is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the animated television series " Star Wars Rebels " . The episode premiered on Disney XD on November 6 , 2017 . It is also the sixty - sixth episode of the series overall . Official description . " The rebels look to move a stolen Imperial hyperdrive and flight data recorder off Lothal , while the mystery of the loth - wolves deepens . " Plot summary . Retrieving the hyperdrive . Kanan Jarrus , meditating near the Rebels ' camp , is approached by Hera Syndulla . She tells him that the others have already left to retrieve the hyperdrive , and that she ' s surprised he didn ' t go as well . He responds that it seems as if the Spectres always find themselves returning to Lothal . Hera states that the planet is Ezra Bridger ' s homeworld , and he has a strong attachment to it . Kanan points out that they were drawn to Lothal before they ever met Ezra . Hera asks him if he ' s saying they were destined to meet Ezra , and Kanan responds noncommittally . At the crash site of the TIE Defender Elite , Governor Arihnda Pryce informs Grand Admiral Thrawn , via hologram , that the site has been secured , but that the prototype ' s flight data recorder and hyperdrive are missing . Thrawn notes that the Rebels must be trying to return the recorder to Rebel Command , and Pryce responds that , given the size of the hyperdrive , the Rebels probably hid it nearby . In response , the Grand Admiral tells Pryce that he is sending some specialized help to locate the Rebels . She states that she does not need help , and he counters that the Rebels ' presence on Lothal and the theft of the prototype , recent failings of hers , are evidence that she very much does . Thrawn states that his agent , Rukh , will be there shortly . Nearby , Ezra and Jai Kell , disguised as scout trooper s , sneak around the rocks . Garazeb Orrelios , waiting with a speeder bike , asks whether Ezra has found the hyperdrive yet , and the Padawan responds that it was dark when he hid it . A white Loth - cat appears , perched on top of a rock , and Ezra tells Zeb that he ' ll follow it . Zeb is skeptical , but the two pull down the rock to discover the hyperdrive behind it . They pause as an Imperial gunship flies overhead . It lands at the crash site , and is met by Governor Pryce , who states to the sole passenger that he must be Rukh , Thrawn ' s assassin . The Noghri sniffs the air , and states that he smells Lasat nearby , and that he isn ' t alone . He takes off running in the direction of the Rebels ' position . Thrawn ' s assassin . Jai , watching through electrobinoculars , tells Ezra that they have a problem . Ezra , seeing Rukh approaching , tells Zeb to deal with the hyperdrive while he handles this . Flipping their visors down , Ezra tells Jai to follow his lead , and the two approach the assassin . Ezra attempts to pass them off as scout troopers who have just finished searching the recent area , but Rukh doesn ' t fall for it and smacks Ezra aside . In the ensuing fight , Ezra uses the Force to throw Rukh into a rock , away from Jai . The two eventually escape on a speeder bike , and Rukh pursues , as Governor Pryce and several stormtrooper s arrive as backup . The Imperials begin to fan out searching for Zeb , who is hiding up on one of the rock spires with the hyperdrive . Seeing the Imperial Troop Transport , Zeb decides to steal it , and jumps down and throws out the driver before escaping , as Pryce is forced to jump out of the way . Zeb contacts the base camp , reporting that he has the hyperdrive . When Hera asks him about Ezra , he replies that Spectre 6 is fine . Ezra and Jai are pursued by Rukh and two scout troopers into a maze of rock spires . The Noghri assassin pulls up to their bike and attacks with his electrostaff , which Ezra blocks with his lightsaber . Ezra asks Jai if the bike can ' t go any faster , and he responds that it can ' t . Rukh is forced to break off to avoid a boulder blocking his path , and fires a tracking device , which attaches to the back of the Rebels ' bike . Ezra and Jai don ' t notice as they flee deeper into the maze . Rukh continues to pursue , along with the two scout troopers , and Ezra plants a detonator on a partially - collapsed rock spire as he and Jai pass under it . When the explosive goes off , it takes out one of the scout troopers , and the other is forced to stop . Rukh , bringing up the rear , rides his bike over the obstruction , and Ezra manages to shoot and destroy the assassin ' s vehicle before he and Jai flee . The assassin is left clinging to a rock spire , glaring , as the bike speeds away . Escaping with the data . At the Rebel camp , Sabine Wren states that she should just be able to install the hyperdrive on Ryder Azadi ' s U - wing , but that since the ship is old , it may not work . Hera responds that she ' s confident Sabine will manage it . As Sabine walks away , Hera is approached by Kanan , who asks her if she thinks she ' s given enough to the Rebellion . She responds that maybe , when the Empire has been overthrown and the galaxy is free again , she will . He asks her if she ' s thought about what she ' s going to do afterward , and she responds that she hasn ' t . Kanan replies that that probably means she ' s never thought about them , and Hera tells him that they ' ve talked about this . As they lean in , they are interrupted by Ryder , alerting the camp to an incoming troop transport , and Hera runs off to check . Kanan is left extremely frustrated . Ryder , Sabine and Hera train their blaster s on the transport ' s door when it opens , and narrowly avoid hitting Zeb when he emerges . He sheepishly states that he should have told them he had stolen a transport . Ezra and Jai then arrive on their bike , and Sabine gets to work installing the hyperdrive . Meanwhile , Rukh reports to Governor Pryce that he has located the Rebel camp , and is transmitting his coordinates . She tells the assassin that reinforcements are coming . At the camp , Sabine , installing the drive , tells Hera that there ' s a fifty - fifty chance it will or won ' t work . Just then , Ryder reports approaching Imperials , and the Rebels ready to fight them , Hera telling Sabine that the job will have to do as there is no more time . The Rebels rush to evacuate the camp . As Hera prepares to leave , she finds Kanan in the U - wing ' s hold . He tells her that he ' s worried about her , and she responds that she has to do her job . As Kanan expresses his worry , Hera kisses him . At the barricades , Sabine elbows Zeb to get him to turn around and see this , and the other Rebels all smile . Breaking off , Hera and Kanan briefly touch foreheads before he disembarks from the U - wing . She tells him , " May the Force be with you . " The ship takes off with Hera and Chopper onboard . On one of the approaching tanks , Rukh informs Pryce that he could have taken all of the Rebels out himself , and she coldly responds that based on what she ' s seen of him so far , she ' s not impressed . They see the U - wing take off , and Pryce contacts Thrawn to alert him to the escaping Rebel vessel . Ryder tells Jai that they ' ll make contact when they get to safety , and Jai escapes in a landspeeder loaded up with crates . As the Imperials close in , Zeb asks how they will escape , and Ryder remarks that they still have the troop transport . It is then destroyed , leaving the Rebels with only a speeder bike left , and Zeb wonders how many of them will be able to escape on that . The Rebels take cover behind stacks of crates as the Imperial tanks approach , and Ezra hears howling . He sees several Loth - wolves running through the rocks , and draws the others ' attention to them . Ezra suspects that they know the way out , since they helped before , and he suggests that they follow . Ryder is skeptical , and Zeb tells him that things getting weird is usually a good sign . As he follows the Spectres into the rocks , Ryder wonders how they ' ve survived this long . The wolves ' assistance . Pryce , informed that the Rebels are fleeing , coldly notes that there is no way for them to escape . Rukh tells her that he can handle the Rebels himself , and she responds that they already escaped him once , so this will be dealt with her way . She orders approaching TIE bombers to turn the mountains into rubble . In the rocks , the Rebels come to a clearing where three wolves , including the white one Ezra met before , await them . Ezra asks him if he knows the way out , but the wolf does nothing , and Ezra realizes that it ’ s looking at Kanan . He comes forward as well , and the wolves head into a tunnel underneath a rock at the back of the clearing . The rebels follow . In the tunnel , Sabine and Ezra note cave paintings , showing people following wolves . Entering a larger area , Ezra tells Sabine to turn off her flashlight . The three wolves await them . The ground begins to shake from the force of the bombing raid , and the white wolf offers Ezra his tail . Ezra grabs it , and tells the others to join hands . As they do , Ryder expresses skepticism that this is going to work . The wolves lead the Rebels into a tunnel , which begins to glow like hyperspace . As the crew follow , the wolves then appear to enter the world between worlds , as shown by their ability to walk through space . Above Lothal , Hera is chased by TIE fighters amid the Imperial blockade . Chopper beeps , and Hera responds that she ' s not concerned about the fighters , but being cut to pieces by the Star Destroyer s . Onboard the " Chimaera " , Thrawn is informed by an officer that Hera is pinned , as she is heading for the construction modules . Hera aims her ship at one module ' s hangar bay , where stormtroopers gather to fire at her , and orders Chopper to calculate their hyperspace jump . The ship jumps to hyperspace through the bay , setting everything inside on fire with the force of its passage , and the officer nervously informs Thrawn that Hera has escaped . Passages . The Rebels wake up inside a cave , disoriented . The wolves wait , as they go outside to check their bearings . Ezra , Sabine , Zeb and Ryder find themselves on a ledge cut high into the side of a mountain , with a circular canal visible in the distance . Sabine does some calculations , and tells Ezra that although they were in the northern hemisphere , they have now travelled to a location in the southern hemisphere , on the other side of the planet . When asked how he knew the wolves could do that , Ezra says he didn ' t . Ezra goes back inside the cave and finds Kanan with the white wolf . Kanan asks Ezra to tell him what he sees , and Ezra says that the location reminds him of the Lothal Jedi Temple , with the cave paintings that tell a story . His master agrees , wondering what the story is telling , and Ezra responds that it seems to be about people coming from space and following the wolves . He further adds that he thinks the people are Jedi . Kanan asks the wolf why it helped them , and the wolf says " Dume " , shocking him . Ezra says that the wolf said that before , and wonders what it means . Kanan tells his apprentice that " Dume " is part of his birth name , Caleb Dume . He takes off his visor and touches the wolf , feeling it , and tells Ezra that the wolves are deeply connected to the Force , and specifically to Lothal . Kanan speculates that the Empire is doing something worse to Lothal than what the rebels already know . The wolf disappears into the wall , exposing the cave painting fully . Ezra reiterates what Kanan told him once about how , " All the paths are coming together . " Kanan corrects him , saying he ’ s not sure they ’ ll like where that path will lead . Ezra asks Kanan if he thinks that Hera escaped safely , and he replies that he knows she did . At the Great Temple on Yavin 4 , Hera lands the U - wing near the " Ghost " , and is met by Mon Mothma and Erskin Semaj , who are both pleased to see the Defender Elite ' s flight recorder .