Bridan reveals concrete details of his past- what drives him to fight the Horde and what drives the Horde to chase him. This is no time for vaugaries. But the truth of the Ancients that another speaker holds suggests lines of causality far more insidious. Could Bridan's quest be in vain? The only...

The Beastman escapes from the Tower of Skulls, carrying the weakened Bridan on his back, but assures that unless the swordsman reveals the truth about the Horde, there will be no more rescues. (Chapter 18)

Forced unconscious by his mother to protect him from the Watcher, Terry returns to Farrakan where the Beastman and Bridan are held captive by the Horde and the others are nowhere to be found. Can he defy his master and help them escape? (Chapter 17)