On the path to Riveria, Lily takes out her map and shows it to Saiba.
The map has a large island that's surrounded by water. The island is split up into five main regions.
In the center lies the [Estrelia] region. Within the Estrelia region is [Estrelia City], the capital of Estrelia. Southeast of Estrelia is an area called, [Edensvald]. That's where the Saiba, Lily, and Uma are right now. [Slime Hills], [Lycan Forest], [Hogback Town], and [Axium City] are all located in Edensvald.
In the northeast section of the island is where [Nierfrost] is. Their current destination, [Riveria City], lies within the Nierfrost region.
Hidden in the southwest is a region called, [Storffield] and in the northwest is a region called, [Witheron].
She points to a location on the map. It's a long road that is north of Hogback Town. She says,
"This is where we are right now."
She then points to a some text that's quite far away. The text reads, [Riveria City]. Lily says,
"And this is where we're going."
The distance from between them and Riveria seem to be about triple the distance between Hogback and Axium. Along the trail, Saiba sees other villages and locations that they will pass. She points to the nearest location and says,
"We'll take a short rest here to get more supplies."
It is a small village called, [Fielsworth Town]. Saiba nods to show he understands as Lily climbs back into the wagon.
On the way, they pass by a camp with a few tents and a blazing bonfire. As they pass, someone peeks their head out of one of the tents. Saiba locks eyes with the stranger as the stranger frantically pops his head back in his tent. Saiba gets the feeling that he's seen the man before, but he can't seem to figure out who it is.
As they keep travelling, smoke starts to fill the air. The temperature also starts rise as Lily asks,
"Hey Hero! Did you turn up the heat or something? I'm dying in here!"
She peeks her head out of the wagon and notices the smoke in the air. At the same time, they begin to approach a large fire.
As they get closer, they realize that it is not just a random fire. Multiple buildings have been set ablaze and are clouding the sky with a thick gray fog. Saiba shouts,
"What happened here!?"
Worried, Lily shouts,
"Is this Fielsworth!? How did this happen!?"
Suddenly, they hear a loud scream come from inside the village. Saiba quickly jumps off of Uma and rushes inside the flaming village.
Inside the village there's a woman who's standing in front of a group of children. Across from the villagers, there are two bandits who are armed with daggers and a shortsword. The shortsword bandit says,
"Be quiet if you don't want us to cut you down!"
The woman pleads,
"Please! You can have anything in the school! Just please don't hurt any of the children!"
The dagger bandit then grabs her and threatens her by putting the sharp end of his dagger against her neck. He whispers in her ear,
"You're not really in a position to make deals with us, are you?"
From the back of the group, a little boy runs out wielding a toy sword. He runs at the dagger bandit and hits him in the leg. The dagger bandit retaliates and kicks the boy away. The boy gets pushed back as he slams against the ground.
The boy struggles to get back up as the shortsword bandit approaches him. He taunts,
"You're a feisty one, aren't you?"
The bandit takes his sword and brings it down to slice the child. The woman screams,
"No! Theo!"