Chapter XIX, XX, XXI Summary

In Chapter XIX, Jair is awakened roughly, to his surprise, by Slanter. Everyone is safe, says Slanter, but Slanter resents being locked away in a room in the Dwarf fortress with Jair just because he is a Gnome. Jair notices, looking through a window, that the Gnome army is not currently attacking. Slanter could have woke him up sooner, says Jair, but Slanter responds that he didn't know what was wrong with Jair and didn't want to take chances. Jair smiles, knowing Slanter does care about him. Suddenly Jair panics, realizing the gazing crystal and pouch are missing. Slanter tells him that Garet Jax has the items. Fully an hour after Jair knocks on the door to leave the room, he and Slanter are escorted through the Dwarf fortress to a garden terrace. Edain Elessedil meets up...