King Gathame and some of his vassals have to watch their backs. They have been thrown out of Gydland and urgently need a new hideout. The royal house of Varngond has filed a complaint against him with the High Council. He must disappear immediately. Gathame offers his new host, the emperor of the lizards, a special treat. He offers them Varngond and its inhabitants in return for the shelter. The emperor gladly accepts this gift, and so the order is given to raid and take possession of Pelegorn. "We have decided to abandon Varngond and flee to an outlying world," King Tharandil orders. Whether they will ever return to Varngond, their home, only the gods know.