A Kavi streetgang, led by Bibber, has found a burned and legless Zelak and try to make some money with it. Their schemes involve dressing it up and having it beg; trying to sell it off, pretending it is in perfect condition; using it in a Dunk the Zelak game; and finally auctionning off the right to squish it.
The Kavis are eventually chased off by an angry Tigress, and the Zelak is rescued by a courier. A patrol takes the wounded warrior back to the Temple, and it's unknown fate.