at shrewsbury castle, elis overhears the news of the raid on godric's ford. frantic for melicent's safety, he breaks his parole and makes his way there on foot. hugh beringar's lieutenant, alan herbard, sets out to intercept the raiders. he takes eliud with him, under sentence of death if elis proves false. as the raiders arrive to attack the convent, elis confronts them in welsh, saying that they are shameful to attack innocent holy women. a welshman looses an arrow at him, but eliud throws himself in front of elis and the arrow pins them together, wounding both of them. beringar and herbard arrive, and the raiders are routed and flee into powys.