eth well an ▁against ▁Kar se . ▁Ker ow yn ▁again ▁meets ▁Dar en , ▁who ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁R eth well an ▁court . ▁While ▁Ker ow yn ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁court , ▁Her ald ▁Tal ia ▁and ▁Her ald ▁D irk ▁arrive , ▁seeking ▁aid ▁from ▁R eth well an . ▁Prince ▁An car ▁of ▁Hard orn ▁is ▁making ▁war ▁against ▁Val dem ar , ▁using ▁men ▁controlled ▁by ▁magic ▁as ▁soldiers . ▁Val dem ar ▁has ▁no ▁experience ▁with ▁magic , ▁and ▁more ▁important ly , ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁large ▁enough ▁army . ▁Ker ow yn ▁volunte ers ▁the ▁Sky bol ts ▁as ▁an ▁advance ▁force , ▁while ▁R eth well an ▁promises ▁a ▁second ▁force ▁with ▁Dar en ▁to ▁follow . ▁ ▁In ▁Val dem ar , ▁Ker ow yn ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁E ld an , ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁forget . ▁But ▁An car ' s ▁forces ▁seem ▁limit less , ▁and ▁Ker ow yn ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁own ▁m ages ▁across ▁the ▁Val dem ar ▁border . ▁The ▁Sky bol ts ▁sympath ize ▁with ▁Val dem ar , ▁however , ▁and ▁the ▁forces ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁stand . ▁As ▁the ▁battle ▁joins , ▁Dar en ▁arriv es ▁with ▁the ▁R eth well an ▁army ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁An car ' s ▁soldiers , ▁now ▁fre ed ▁from ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁spell . ▁An car ' s ▁troops ▁are ▁defeated , ▁and ▁both ▁Ker ow yn ▁and