Jarik meets up with "Chaser", a Savanite courier, following the instructions of Lady Vandice, a beautiful vixen he rescued in Himar. With the Savanite's help, he slips into the Temple, passing some familiar sites, and spying Caesar Moffat along the way. However, things go awry, and it appears that he has been trapped … and that Moffat is his captor. The news that he gains from Moffat about Azhtar is not particularly encouraging, either … or about his own expected fate