 Akhor manages to save Lanen in the nick of time, slaying the demon lord Lanen was to be sacrificed to, but Marik and his demon-caller ally Caderan manage to avoid Akhor's notice.The assembled Council of the Kantri soon learn of Lanen and Akhor's love, and their transgressions, and are prepared to sentence them to exile or death when Lanen manages to sway them incline them to mercy with an impassioned speech in defense of their actions.However, during Lanen's speech, Marik, consumed by greed, comes and steals the Soulgems of the Lost, a precious and irreplaceable treasure of the Kantri, while they are distracted.