A band of thieves hijack Ibn Battuta and the headman. After discussing the reasons behind needing the weapons, the thieves sympathize with them and their leader has the group join Ibn Battuta and the headman’s cause. They devise a plan to infiltrate the palace to get to the Sultan. Meanwhile, the Sultan gives the commander 24 hours to capture the headman or face being imprisoned himself.
The Commander goes to the Sultan’s room to poison the Sultan’s water. Ibn Battuta finds out, stops him and then captures him. The Commander and the headman recall their past and contemplate the situation they find themselves in. We find out that the commander began working for the Sultan in an at...
Ibn Battuta tries to find a way to get rid of the Sultan without having to kill him. The headman suggests a a compromise of having the Sultan imprisoned and to serve the poor people of La’ar. The Commander meets with the warden to further plan their coup.
The coup goes through and the Sultan is stripped of his power. Ibn Battuta and Sinar learn how to gather pearls and each move on to go back to their respective homes, knowing that they played a role in saving a town without any bloodshed.