 However, while Roland assumes Sheemie is dead, he is not; he had been captured by the low men and taken to the Devar-Toi, the Breaker prison, because of his telepathic abilities, which remained unknown to Roland's ka-tet.He reappears in the series' final novel and assists the new ka-tet in defeating the low men and the taheen.However, during the battle, he steps on a piece of glass, causing an infection (accelerated by the "poison air" around Thunderclap).