 Neither sable has succeeded in finding the runaways.The two sables battle, and Zwilt stabs Vilaya with his broadsword; she falls unconscious with the pain.Thinking Vilaya is dead, Zwilt prepares to cut off her head as a warning to other vermin, but one of the Ravager stoats (a female named Gliv) urges him not to, saying it would be a bad omen.