Chapters 33-36 Summary

In Chapter thirty-three, Belgarath feels as though something important is going to happen when he reaches the Sendarian coast, and spends time planning Riva's war against the Nyssians. Polgara takes Geran into hiding. Belgarath visits the other Alorn kings to coordinate the war effort, then goes to Tolnedra to warn the Emperor. The conflict is short and nasty, leaving Nyssia in ruins. When they invade Ssith Tor, Belgarath and Beldin reach the palace to speak with Salmissra, who reveals that she was lied to by Zedar, who offered her immortality as Torak's wife. She dies from poison which she took before they reached her.

In Chapter thirty-four, Belgarath returns to the Vale in order to continue studying the Mrin Codex. He learns that the lesser Codex, the Darine, is simply a map of events in the Mrin, which is totally out...