Norisse, accompanied by Istavan, leads his men to Yuno, where he will join forces with Scaal and prepare for the final invasion of Mongaul. However, the revelation that Rinda might actually want to be with Norisse causes Istavan to reconsider his objectives, and he takes off alone. Meanwhile, after defeating the last of the Kitai assassins, Guin learns that Shidoh is waiting in Toros and may know something about his past, and says his farewell to Rinda, Remus, and Suni.