Cogswhallop and his friends ask for Makenna's help to rescue a small goblin family from being burned to death by a priest.

One night, Tobin, a young knight, finds his brother fleeing from the guards to help the rebels.

In a northern town, Tobin meets a priest of the Bright Ones, who informs him of his mission, to seek out the goblin lair and plant the Otherworld stone near the sorceress's headquarters, allowing them to spy on her.

That night, the village is raided by knights from the human town where Tobin met the priest.

Makenna sneaks into the human village to live as a servant with a family, who accept her after she saves a seven-year-old from choking to death.

The next night, Tobin and the goblins try to sneak into the village, but he is caught while trying to steal the priest's spell books from his tent.