Prologue-Chapter 3 Summary

In the prologue, Belgarath, Garian, and Durnik all wait in the snowy night for signs of Aldur, Issa, and Chaldan to disappear. On their way back down the hillside to Durnik's home, Garion remakrs that Eriond has changed. They return to the cottage, where Poledra and Polgara await them. Polgara and Durnik's twins are fast asleep, and Belgarath expresses guilt at having left his wife alone in her time of need with their children. Garian insists that he tell stories from his past adventures. He wants Belgarath to write these stories down, but Poledra scolds them for almost waking the babies and orders them to bed, where Garion dreams of his own adventure's beginning.

In Chapter one, Belgarath is born into a village back when Gods still walked the earth. He can't remember the particular God that his village worshipped. His name is...