Part Three: The Testing; The Hunt Rides and The Joining of the Signs Summary

Merriman carries Will away on the white mare to join the signs before the Dark can take Will. The Black Rider and the Lords of the Dark pursue them to the Great Park outside Windsor Castle. Will realizes that the hunt Old George goes to gather is the same as the hunt from the legend of Herne's Oak. He sees a shadow standing next to the oak tree and sends the white mare to him as he and Merriman dismount. Old George arrives and tells Will that Mary is now safe at home, already forgetting her incident with the Black Rider. He gives Will the carnival mask, which he has rescued from the flooding. Will nervously takes it to...