Summary
Naie tests Luna’s talent while Meynard keeps Alicia busy. Nelluru rescues Luna with her raw strength, Alicia breaks through the insects and the three escape. Meynard, who knows Alicia’s father died at Drel’s hands, gathers the townspeople and turns them against her group.
At the river, Rhode intercepts Drel. Drel overpowers him but spares his life. Klen then arrives and demands to know why Drel has been taking human and devil beast infants. He runs Drel through, but Drel traps him in a prison spell and moves his own soul into his sword. Drel’s army marches on, and in Shiron Alicia, Nelluru and Luna are hunted by the townsfolk and Meynard’s insects.