 There follows a desperate battle as Shawdell, an Eletian who has infiltrated the king's court and gained the trust of the crown, is revealed as the Shadowman F'ryan Coblebay warned Karigan of.During a dangerous battle Karigan, with the help of ghosts, wounds the rogue Eletian and he disappears.After the battle, it is discovered that Amilton, Zachary's disinherited older brother, has stolen into the castle and taken over.