 Over the following weeks, the Gwyneddan armies attempt to hunt down and destroy the Mearan forces.In the north, Loris and Sicard MacArdry, Caitrin's husband, continually elude Duncan and Dhugal.Meanwhile, in the south, Kelson and Morgan chase after Caitrin's son, Prince Ithel, whose own acts of rape and destruction have fueled Kelson's anger.