Balio and Sunder. They are recaptured by Balio and Sunder and transported back to Genmel. They are then signed up to fight in the arena and it is there that the team meets Garr, a seasoned warrior and champion in the arena, who has a vast knowledge of people like Ryu who can turn into a dragon. Garr managed to beat Ryu in the arena, but demands Ryu as his prize, sidestepping his deal with the horse brothers. With Garr's help, the team defeats the horse brothers at Maekyss Gorge for good. Garr agrees to help the group in finding Rei and Teepo, on the condition that Ryu also accompany him to a sacred temple far to the east. They return to Wyndia and bring Nina home safety, while requesting a passport in order to cross to bridge to Rhapala Region. Nina is ordered by her family to stay behind, but discovered Honey roaming around the castle. While chasing Honey, she discovered a teleportation device underneath the castle, which transported her and Honey outside the castle. Both Nina and Honey later reunite with the party and joined them on the journey to Rhapala Region. After crossing a long bridge, they arrive in the port city of Rhapala and agree to help a guild worker named Beyd repair the lighthouse. The heroes manage to help him and soon travel through the heart of a volcano to Urkan Region, the group arrive at the temple of which Garr had spoken. Garr and Ryu journey inward alone. There, Garr reveals the true fate of the Brood, the race of dragons that once populated the world. He explained that the Brood was slaughtered by the hundreds by Garr and his fellow guardians at the behest of Myria, an ancient goddess who promised an age of peace in return. With Ryu being the last living dragon, Garr attempts to slay him, but Ryu beats him and escapes. Having been easily defeated by a child of the Brood, Garr has an epiphany: the Brood didn't really fight back against him and the other guardians and could have easily defeated them. The story cuts to several years later, when reports of a rampaging dragon have led Garr to the same mines where Ryu was originally found. In the depths of the mine he finds Ryu, now a young adult. After convincing Ryu that means him no harm,