The leader of the Ai'thol has worked for centuries on his plan to control the power of the stones. The final steps in that plan come into focus.Altered and augmented by his increased connection to the metal lorcith, Haern must use this ability to protect the women he's brought with him from the dangerous city of Dreshen. A series of attacks suggests a control over metal even Haern might not be able to withstand. Worse, the source of the attacks...