 Before they can arrive though, an old face returns.Tursgud, leader of the Shark Brotherband and Hal's constant opponent, has gained his own ship, and with his crew he's turned from a bullying youth into a pirate and slave trader.When Tursgud surfaces in Araluen and takes 12 citizens to turn into slaves, the Herons dispatch and pursue him with the help of one of Araluen's finest Rangers, Gilan, who also appears as an important character in Flanagan's other series, 'Ranger's Apprentice.'