A few days from the city, the small army encountered a band of bakali or lizard-men, who had been slaughtering the Ergothians living near Ropunt, the forest of central Ergoth. The bakali used a magic mist to cause the Ergothian soldiers to fall unconscious, but Tol was protected by his nullstone. He defeated the bakali who ambushed his troops, but not before Valvorn was slain and Miya was taken captive.
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