fire necessary to destroy the shrine, Covenant appears with Branl and drives Kastenessen back towards Infelice with the krill and wild magic. Kastenessen states that he is only an abomination, but Infelice explains that he is the only Elohim to have ever loved and been loved; she acknowledges that the Elohim have been cruel to him, and asks that he allow them to heal him. Before entering the structure with Kastenessen, Infelice reminds the Giants that Lord Foul desperately wants Jeremiah. With Kastenessen now isolated from Mount Thunder and She Who Must Not Be Named, Kevin's Dirt disappears. In the Land's past, the Ranyhyn bear Linden and Mahrtiir to Caerroil Wildwood instead of Caer-Caveral. In the time after Lord Foul's first defeat by Covenant, she meets Wildwood at Gallows Howe; he is tired of caring for the trees for many thousands of years and explains that forbidding is not lore, but essence. Mahrtiir requests to become a Forestal. Wildwood obliges and then sacrifices himself to allow them to return to their present. Following their ordeal, Covenant attempts to help the Giants grieve by giving Longwrath's corpse a with wild magic, but is interrupted by Linden's return. Mahrtiir, as the new Forestal Caerwood ur-Mahrtiir, sprouts nature and in front of the shrine's entrance. Covenant asks Linden to marry him; she accepts and they exchange rings and embrace. Part two The group head to Mount Thunder to confront Lord Foul, knowing they can do nothing more to stop the Worm, which has altered its course to Melenkurion Skyweir. Just east of the mountain, they are set upon by and Sandgorgons led by the remnants of the Raver . The Swordmainnir and Haruchai are reinforced with Giants who have arrived from Dire's Vessel (the ship the Swordmainnir arrived on) under directions from Brinn, who had died from old age shortly after arriving on board the ship. The lurker creates a flood that kills the while Covenant summons the Fire-Lions once again, who kill the Sandgorgons. Inside the mountain, the group are ambushed by Cavewights inside the Wightwarrens, but join up with two hundred Haruchai led by Handir after Bhapa and Pahni convinced them to confront Linden. Unaware that Covenant had returned to life, they decide to fight alongside him and confront Lord Foul – something the Haruchai had never done before. As many Cavewights continue the attack, Covenant, Linden, Jeremiah, the remaining Swordmainnir