The old Orc Nerrom, a companion of the Elf Lanawyn, is now the hero of his own history on the backdrop of the guile war. Nerrom has exposed a threat that could destroy the lands of Arran. He warns the clans of the danger incarnated by Lah'saa and his hordes of gules. Flanched with two dirty snots, he will have to deal with powerful leaders, who do not always share his philosophy, often more prompt to massacre than to parliament. These decisions may well depend on the future of the orcs of Mahalalal.