While waiting in line for a food truck, Prince Chlodwig the Unstable tells his side of the story about what happened to him on the day the Champion Spell was broken.

Gretta is confronted by Militsa, a princess of the Severians who has set out to free her tribe from the rule of the Rogemorians. Gretta refuses Militsa's request on the grounds of tradition. But after Militsa steals a Severian artifact from Gretta's house, Dwight, Gretta, and Baldric search for the Severians to get answers.