 Selia and Ungolad convince the king to speak with Ani alone, but before Ungolad can kill her, Geric and the rest of the guards burst into the room to save her.Geric had spent a large part of his childhood in the castle and knew of a secret tapestry, behind which they had been eavesdropping and heard Selia's full confession.A fight broke out between Ani's and Selia's supporters and Geric, with the help of Ani's wind-speaking, duels Ungolad.