While Mister Pig and his companions strive to track down the Liberators in Nearbell, Naut and Jess each face their own struggles. Enslaved as a gladiator, Naut is forced to put on a performance and endure torture at the hands of a man with a personal vendetta against him. With the help of new friends, he makes a daring escape from the arena, though he pays a hefty price.

Meanwhile, intrigued by her missing memories, Jess asks to accompany Prince Shravis on his mission to monitor the Liberators in Nearbell. Little does she know that Shravis has his own plans in mind—ones that differ from King Eavis’s orders.

All the actors are steadily assembling on the stage of Nearbell—but some routes are bumpier than others.