 Haplo, prompted by Devon, Grundle and Alake, talks to the dolphins, who have visited Surunan recently, and they tell him about Alfred and the dog being in Surunan, which upsets Haplo.The mensch all set off in their ships, following the dragon-snakes.They arrive on Draknor, the home of the dragon snakes, and send a message asking the Sartans to meet with them.