A block refers to when a player uses one of his own pieces to physically block the movement of his opponent's piece. This refers to the Glacian forces moving to intercept the invading Ades fleet.[citation needed] In Anatoray, the Urbanus is attacked by Federation assassins who are attempting to target Alvis. However, Dio manages to kill the assassins and spirit Alvis away in his vanship. Meanwhile, Fam regains consciousness and discovers that she, Giselle, and Millia had crash landed in Glacies and were rescued by Glacies pilot Dian. Because Fam and Giselle can't speak Glacian (which is spoken in Russian), Millia, who knows and speaks the language, acts a translator between them and Dian. Remembering that Fam and Millia saved her pilots lives, Dian provides shelter for the girls as well as the necessary supplies to repair their vespa. In Ades, Luscinia begins planning the invasion of Glacies. To the surprise of some of his commanders, Luscinia decides that the vanguard of the attack will be composed entirely of the fleets from Ades' provincial territories including those from Vasant's homeland. Back in Glacies, Fam begins to befriend Dian despite the language barrier, telling her of her dream to reinstate the Grand Race so that vanship pilots from all nations can fly in the same sky in peace. Dian is not convinced, and sees the aurora borealis, a grim omen. She explains that the last time it was seen was the eve before the last Grand Race where Farahanaz was assassinated. It was that event that convinced Glacies to become fully isolationist due to their belief that foreign nations could not be trusted. The next day, Fam and Giselle finally succeed in repairing their vespa, and Fam allows Dian to pilot it. Dian discovers what it is like to fly in an open air vanship for the first time and is quite impressed. However, with the vespa fixed, Dian prepares to return to her base, though she expresses her wish to fly with Fam again in more peaceful skies. Fam, Giselle, and Millia leave Glacies, hoping that the Silvius is okay. However, they encounter the Ades vanguard fleet, and wonder why it is composed entirely of ships from the provincial nations. They then see the Ades main fleet nearby. Realizing that the vanguard fleet is merely a decoy, Fam turns around to warn Dian of the impending attack.