Chapters 37-40 Summary

In Chapter thirty-seven, Belgarath and Polgara decide to involve the other Western Kingdoms in the war with Torak. Urvon, another of Torak's disciples, has left Cthol Murgos with another army the same size as Torak's, heading north. Belgarath spies on Torak and learns that he is bogged down trying to destroy the stronghold, which is costing him great time and manpower. The defenders move their base from Riva to Tol Honeth.

In Chapter thirty-eight, Torka's forces continue to face resounding defeats at the Stronghold. Torak's army has been surrounding by Algarian calvary and is taking heavy losses on a daily basis. They also learn that Urvon's army has not moved, and discover from Beldin that Ctuchik is deliberately sabotaging Urvon's war efforts to prevent him from being Torak's favored disciple. As a result of their disagreement, Murgos have been slaughtering Mallorean...