Nike's busy life as wife of the Sun King is interrupted by an urgent message from the Principality of Rain. Nike's grandmother, Tohara, has collapsed, and she wants to see her granddaughter. Livi notices Nike's concern for her grandmother, and decides to journey with her to the Principality of Rain.
long ago, in the great empire 
that spanned half the world,
أنه منذ فترة طويلة، في الإمبراطورية العظيمة 
،التي امتدت إلى نصف العالم
que hace mucho tiempo, en el gran imperio
 que ocupó medio mundo,
há muito tempo, no grande império
 que dominava metade do mundo,