Pages 250-281 Summary

The elves finish breaking camp. As the Queen rides by Magrat, she tells her warriors to kill her. All of a sudden, Shawn Ogg and the new Lancre army rush through the trees and toward the elfin host. The Queen then projects a glamour that washes over the humans and they stop in their tracks. Magrat can feel the enchantment invade her mind, telling her that she was a barbarian for intending to attack something so beautiful and so much more virtuous than her.

Granny, the only one seemingly unaffected, baits the Queen into untying her. The two of them face off. They exchange psychic blows that are felt by everyone present. The Queen seems amazed at Granny's power. As the duel intensifies, Granny calls out to Nanny, telling her to look into the box in Granny's cottage, and that she'll...