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Abby watches the prisoners that Panis Rahl troops are pushing forward and knows they will be caught in the middle of the spell. Suddenly a figure is walking up on the opposite bank dragging a child. It is Mariska pulling Zedd's daughter. Mariska had followed Abby, and when the child was alone Mariska stole her back.

Mariska orders Zedd to surrender or the child will die. Zedd tells her that he can't put himself above his people and won't stop defending them. Mariska takes her knife and saws off the little girl's head and holds it up for all to see. Zedd looks at Abby and asks her what she would have him do. Abby realizes the full capability of Panis Rahl and his evil servants and tells Zedd to kill them all.

Zedd pulls Abby on top of the rock...