May: "How strange... We've traveled so many days, and yet there are no signs of life. No people, no animals, no trees... Nothing but a huge wasteland."

Sensei: "This land is close to the Gates of Shadows and has suffered greatly. I remember fertile plains once surrounded the great Ivory City..."

May: "Look! That glow in the distance - it's the Ivory City! It's burning! How can that be? It's supposed to be full of people! Can we still help them?"

Sensei: "Perhaps, but we must be careful."