 Whilst trying to fight off the Accursed Blade, Haplo also tries to convince Marit that he is loyal to Xar and that the dragon-snakes cannot be trusted.She tells Haplo that she did bear him a child, whom she called Rue before giving her up to a group of Squatters.They fly the ship through Death's Gate to Pryan to find Xar, but then Haplo thinks of tytans and the Accursed Blade becomes a tytan.