Chapter 3: The Lure of the Wyrm, pp. 145-152 Summary

Hrun takes the wine cup from Liessa and grins at her. The dragons in the arena start to bay. There is a sudden flash and Hrun is gone—Ninereeds has carried him off. Liessa is enraged and summons her dragon. The Loremaster and Greicha watch from a distance. Greicha bets that Liessa will not catch Hrun. The Loremaster says he expected Greicha would be dead by now. Greicha says that because he is a wizard, Death himself must come to collect him. At that moment, Death shows up on a white horse and takes Greicha's soul. The Loremaster asks what death is like and Greicha promises to report back once he has fully investigated it.

Hrun curses at Rincewind and Twoflower for rescuing him, as he could have...