Summary
In the ruins of Hiderat, Crown Princess T’ala leads the survivors while searching for her missing son. When Favio reports that Drel is coming and that Clevatess has been imprisoned, she takes up arms to meet him.
In Shiron, the captured Naie reveals that Drel needs Luna to open the Royal Furnace in Hiderat. She escapes and tries to snatch Luna and Nelluru, but Klen and Alicia had planned for it and catch her again. They make her levitate their wagon to the capital. There they find Drel overpowering T’ala’s forces. Alicia challenges him while Klen, Nelluru and Luna slip away toward the furnace.