The most severe sandstorm that the Sun Village has experienced in many turns of the seasons rages over Sorrow’s End, driving the entire village to seek shelter in the Wolfrider caves. To try to pass the time, Wing and Savah tell stories to the village children while Gentlestorm and others make periodic forays out to look for stragglers caught in the storm.
At her mother’s behest, Wayfound travels with Tefin and Arnos out onto the Plains, to seek the aid of the healer Mender for the healing of Doreel and Oriolle at Lostholt.
Answering the request of Wayfound and Tefin to come to Lostholt to lend aid to the healers there, Mender arrives at last, bringing with him a friend from the Plainsrunner tribe; Nightwisp meets them, and later, so does Leetah.
