The Remote Island Village Hon reports to Azudra that Vermilio has gone missing leaving him in shock. Vermilio is trying to determine on the island how far she is from the empire, however is running into trouble determining the distance. She comes across a small green bird named "Piwi" and Helck who appears to have prepared food and shelter. Back in the Empire Azudra orders a search party to look for Vermilio and Helck, he uses a spell that pinpoints people's locations on a map, however it appears to him that Vermilio and Helck are outside of the range of mapped territory. Back on the island, Helck and Vermilio learn there are other inhabitants on the island and they are set to meet the chief.