Alibaba decides to leave the city looking for his friend. Aladdin wakes up in a nomadic village far away and is welcomed by the Kouga Clan's leader, Baba. Hakuei Ren, the first princess of the Kou Empire, appears at the village to ask the clan to join the Empire. 

In order to reach Balbadd, Morgiana has been traveling with Leila and Sahsa, whose caravan she has joined. But a band of thieves has settled itself on the direct road to Balbadd, which is the road they're on.