Astyanyx Undyantara, Sir Darien Hartwhyte II, Torlon, Nova, and Morwwen set off for Garon, taking the Crystal of Power and a parchment bearing its command words, while leaving Carlyle Ivanhoe, and Bekka with a faulty map.

En route they are joined by a man calling himself Shadowweaver.

As they set up camp at the end of the day, they are attacked by a pack of giant rats. After the rats are dispatched, Morwenn leads Torlon and Shadowweaver to the rats' lair where they find 300 silver and 400 electrum peices.