Due to their lack of decisive power, Zafar instructs Cestvs and his companions to train all day every day by digging with pickaxes. Though his companions complain, Cestvs regards Zafar's word as his only ray of hope and continues digging. Meanwhile, a pair of messengers arrive to announce a fighting tournament held by the emperor. Emperor Nero himself has ordered that Cestvs participate. He seems to be unable to escape him... With indescribable uncertainty in his heart, Cestvs participates in the qualifier in order to win his freedom. However, the arena is a wooden structure resembling a run-down cage.
As instructed, we've been digging 
for two months straight.
حفرنا لشهرين متتاليين كما أمرنا
Wie er uns anwies, schaufeln wir.
Und das seit zwei Monaten.
Como nos dijo, hemos estado
cavando durante dos meses.
Como nos dijo, hemos estado
cavando durante dos meses.
Comme demandé,
nous avons fait ça pendant deux mois.
E così, non abbiamo fatto altro
che scavare per due mesi di fila.
Como ele nos disse, seguimos
cavando há dois meses.