Wandering the desert in search of the final Quest ingredient, Baba consumes falcon seeds to heighten his senses—but is rendered blind. Guided by intuition and the sound of an accordion, he stumbles upon his old mentor Hermeto, a blind mystic-musician who offers to teach him a deeper way of seeing.

Together, they journey through the landscape as Hermeto sings a rhythmic, earthy anthem, using flutes and mallets to “listen” to the ground. Baba imitates his movements, and through this sonic communion, they locate the Moly Root, glowing invisibly beneath the earth.

Baba’s blindness fades just as the root is revealed—his sixth sense awakened. In a moment of clarity and forgiveness, he sends a pigeon to Zinfandella with a heartfelt message and begins to dig.