A slave, Mira Vale, is accused of failing to properly incubate the Queen's dragon egg, which appears cold and lifeless. She insists the egg is in a dormant phase, a concept unknown to the Empire's dragon tamers. The Commander orders her execution in the Colosseum, fulfilling his earlier threat. Mira, holding the egg, is sent into the arena as spectators mock her. As cages containing beasts are opened, the unhatched dragon egg unexpectedly exerts a power that suppresses all the creatures, leaving everyone stunned.