[[Hoodwink]], [[Toto Grimn]], [[KD6-3.7]], [[Soren]] and [[Ra-Zekou]] discover the [[Náuva Ring]] under the mountains. It is overrun with [[Umber Hulks]] including a massive queen. [[Hoodwink]], [[Toto Grimn]], [[KD6-3.7]], [[Soren]] and [[Ra-Zekou]] clear the [[Náuva Ring]] of the [[Umber Hulks]] and their queen. They meet [[Gneris]], the last surviving scholar of the library. [[Hoodwink]], [[Toto Grimn]], [[KD6-3.7]], [[Soren]] and [[Ra-Zekou]] use the [[Jump Stones]] to join [[Shaka Kaji]]'s army on the march. They are reunited with [[Zari]], who has stayed with the army since the palace was rifted. At a war council they agree to travel with the army and fight on his side.