ðeɪ ɑːɹ θɹˈɛʔn̩d baɪ ɐ dˈɛd sˈoːɹsɚɹɚ, hˈæsuːfˌɪn hˈɛlteɪn, ɐn ˈoʊld ˈɛnəmi ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ stˈuːdənt ʌv mˈɔːɹɪl hˌuː sˈiːks tə dᵻstɹˈɔɪ tɹˈɪsən ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə lˈɪvɪŋ kˈɔːɹpoːɹˌiəl fˈɔːɹm.
They are threatened by a dead sorcerer, Hasufin Heltain, an old enemy (and former student) of Mauryl who seeks to destroy Tristen and return to living corporeal form.