Dar rescues Akili, a warrior, and agrees to help him save his love. Unbeknownst to Dar, Akili is in love with Kyra.
Dar finds himself attracted to Zuraya, an animal trainer, who has been cursed by the Ancient One.
King Zad has a new beast in his collection: the Minotaur of legend. And the Minotaur requires 5 sacrifices per month. Tao becomes one of those sacrifices, and Dar must accept help from the sorceress to rescue him.
The sorceress has been abducted by the Black Apparition, so the Ancient One returns Sharak to his human form so he can help Dar in the rescue mission.
