 Rhys Michael asks the northern lords to help him break free of the great lords, and Graham and Sighere agree to become Regents for the king's son, Prince Owain, if anything should happen to the king.Cathan prepares a codicil to the king's will, and all parties involved succeed in signing it without alerting Rhun or Manfred.The king departs for Rhemuth the next day, but the progress of the army is slowed by the worsening condition of his injury.