Then the mages in his army create a gate to the storehouse and Duke Tremane and a number of his men then proceed to take as much of the contents as they can.

Duke Tremane has elected to sever ties with the Empire and devotes his time to helping the people of Hardorn.

All spies in his army defect over to him and the local people start to like having Duke Tremane around, especially when he and some of his men help find a group of kids who ended up being lost in a snowstorm.

The firecat Altra agrees that it would be a good idea for Duke Tremane to join the Alliance and Jumps Karal with him to Hardorn.

Karal, An'desha, Firesong, and Silverfox leave Valdemar for Uthro's tower in order to deal with the storms.