After learning all they can from Wort, the heroes return to Valis to report their findings to King Fahn. But the tide of the invasion is turning steadily against them, as Beld's forces sweep across the island. Finally reaching Valis, they advise the King the Karla is the last descendant of an ancient kingdom of sorcery who has appeared throughout Lodoss' troubled history to shape it according to her whims.Pleased with Parn's success, King Fahn invites him to serve in his army of Holy Knights, an offer which the young fighter quickly accepts. Meanwhile, Ghim leaved his friends behind to pursue his personal quest...
Once upon the blazing battlefield, Parn confronts the Black Knight, Ashram; the man upon whom he swore vengeance at the fall of Myce. And two kings, once friends, face each other in a duel to death. But sometimes even kings are pawns when a witch controls the chess board!
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