Ties of Friendship Chapter Three: The Explanation By Jeane Sierra

It was already noon. They were all eating freshly barbecued fish for lunch. Culgan was awake, attacking his food vigorously. They were explaining to each other the tale of Seed and Culgan's survival.

After Culgan and Seed lost to Riou's party, they thought they would die there, lying before the king's throne passageway. When the upheaval hit, Culgan, struck with refusal of him and his friend, Seed, to die, took his last drops of strength to carry them out of L' Renouille.

Meanwhile, Riou and Jowy were battling at the Tenzan Pass. Jowy weakened because of his Black Sword Rune but Leknaat suddenly appeared and healed his body in poor health. They decided to travel the world together, after their touching reunion.

Leaving the Pass, they were blocked by Shu, head strategist of the White Light Army. He revealed to them Nanami's well-kept secret.

When she was shot by one of Gorudo's arrows in the Matilda Castle, Nanami didn't truly die.

She miraculously survived.

She did not want to see her two best friends, Riou and Jowy, in hostility, so she went away to hide in her family's old house back in their mother country of Kyaro, Highland.

Jowy and Riou were thrilled to hear this piece of information, so Riou left his country, leaving it in the hands of Teresa Wisemail. Arriving at Kyaro, they get together with Nanami, letting her come on their trip.

While walking on the plains of Highland, Nanami sees two figures lying on the ground, just a few feet away from the L' Renouille fortress. They come closer, seeing the loyal ex-generals of Highland, Seed and Culgan. The trio carries them down to the nearest river so that they can partially recover.