Chapter 19-20 Summary

For the first week at Sethanon nothing occurs, but on the eighth day Murmandamus' army begins to surround the city. Before they begin the battle Murmandamus makes the offer to let anyone that would join his army come forward. Arutha answers for the city, and Murmandamus realizes that the assassination attempt on Arutha was not successful, as he had previously thought. The battle ensues for a long time with the armies evenly matched, but the invaders begin to overtake the city. The moredhel, trolls and goblins are overtaking Sethanon when a dragon appears out of the sky and momentarily are pushed back. Macros takes Pug, Arutha, Thomas and Ryath to the Lifestone. Pug and Macros begin incantations to prevent the rift from opening. Murmandamus makes it to the Lifestone area and Arutha kills him only to discover he was not a...