Bullied, Xavier is jeered as an "ugly freak" and accused of stealing fish. A woman intervenes, forces the accusers to confess they framed him, names him "Xavier," and vows to protect him; she tells him to be confident and that he's part of her group. Then a man calling himself the Master Healer says he was saved by Xavier's mother and can treat Xavier's father's legs. He insists on repaying the favor and goes to examine the father. The episode ends with the family pleading, "Father, please don't die!"