chapters 22-24 Summary

In Chapter twenty-two Shay and Cal meet at the bottom of the mountain. They enter Haldis Cavern, which is littered with animal bones. Suddenly, a spider the size of a horse drops down to them from the top of the tunnel. Cal attacks it, but gets bitten. Shay kills it with the ice axes that he brought along for the hike. Cal does not believe herself to be seriously hurt, but decides to check the wound because it is very likely that the Keepers enchanted it. She also knows that someone will come in to check on the spider very soon. She begins to feel sick, and realizes that the Brown Recluse has a poisonous bite. She says that there is nothing Shay can do for her, and tells him to leave. Shay begs her to turn him into a Guardian...