ackar instructs raanu what to do if the bone hunters attack the village while the glatorian are gone, then leaves with gelu. the two glatorian ride into the north, where ackar explains he has to pick up a "friend" to aid in an attack on the bone hunter camp. meanwhile, gresh rides to tesara, and on his way, he ponders the skrall and bone hunters, and what they could do if they allied with each other. elsewhere, fero and four other bone hunters hear the two rookie glatorian from vulcanus. fero orders the group to split up into two groups, planning to ambush and kill the glatorian.