 Orla shows Alfred around Surunan, the Sartan city in Chelestra, which is situated on the Chalice, a fixed part of Chelestra that does not move like the seamoons.Haplo's dog reappears, to Alfred's shock, and Alfred talks more about the horrors of the Labyrinth that the Patryns have endured, and tells her of the time he swapped consciousnesses with Haplo on the way through Death's Gate to Abarrach.A dragon-snake appears on the ship carrying Haplo, Grundle, Alake and Devon.