**Can Venir find Nath in time? Or will Nath's pride be his undoing?Nath finds an ally in Venir, for his quest to find a way home. But the world of Bish? Its harsh elements and its nefarious people won't make it easy. Oran the underling Cleric has sought the assistance of Collo the Gnoll and his manhunters to hunt down Nath Dragon and The Darkslayer. And underling Lords Catten and Verbard don't think that will be enough. They imbue Oran with some of the nastiest underling hunters of all. Realizing he is putting new friends and allies in danger, Nath decides to go it alone. He disappears into the eerie and unpredictable Red Clay Forest. It's up to the Darkslayer to find Nath before the dark forces that chase him close in. **