After days of walking and their supplies starting to run low, Somali and Golem arrive in the desert canyon village of Anthole City. However, their remaining wares don't sell for enough money to restock their supplies, so Golem decides to take up a waitering job at a diner to earn some extra cash. The diner, run by a family of deer-like shurigaras, appears to be nearly abandoned due to the lack of patrons, so Golem fills in for the family's injured mother while Somali befriends their young child named Kikila. During his shift, Golem hears of humans residing on the far side of the neighboring desert, but is still unable to buy the necessary equipment...