Monsters who can speak, who defy all that is known. Bell and the others receive a warm welcome from the Xenos. They are so strikingly different from human peoples in form, but they eat, drink, and have fun just as humans do. Seeing this strange sight, Bell and the others can't conceal their confusion. In the midst of the feast, Bell and the others are told by the leader of the Xenos, the lizardman, Lyd, of the Xenos' connection to the Guild, the particulars behind their current situation, and...their intentions...