Chapters 19-20, The War Lord, and The Final Price Summary

Morgant ties up the companions. He explains that he has taken the Black Cauldron and intends to use it to create Cauldron Born warriors. He will use these to defeat Gwydion and become High King of Prydain himself. Morgant offers Taran a place in his army, but Taran refuses. He says he would rather go into the cauldron. Morgant tells him he knows how to destroy the cauldron, however, and will not let Taran do it. Instead he will kill all of Taran's friends and then put them in the cauldron to make them into Cauldron Born. He will kill Taran last.

Morgant leaves them tied up in a tent. They struggle to get free of their bonds but they cannot. Ellidyr wakes up and tells Taran...