Neri successfully returns the second crystal to a delighted Mandrool who tells her the clue to uncovering the third crystal: "time is of the essence.” Galiel is outraged about Neri's trick and orders Moza to deliver the rock to the Palace with a bomb hidden inside. Meanwhile, the King has called a meeting regarding the Promised One. He reveals that Neri was in fact originally from the Common People, that she is an orphan who survived a horrific quake and was taken in by the King and raised as his own niece. Neri is overwhelmed by the news and thanks her Uncle. Moza enters the Palace, and remembering the kindness Neri has shown him, informs her of the bomb. With time running out until the bomb will explode, Jobah grabs the bomb and takes it away from the Palace. Neri and the others are concerned when they see a huge explosion in the distance, but Jobah returns, safe and sound.