Ch. 4, Page 26

The giant spider tugged relentlessly on the garden door. Ehlissa pulled on the handle with all her might, but was losing ground and in danger of being pulled back into the tower. In moments, she would not be able to contain the monster.

In this, what she feared might be her final moments, she thought of the people she had gone to for help. Robilar. Rary. Yrag. All had failed to keep her from this moment in time. Tenser -- he might not even know she was ever in trouble.

But none of it was their fault. She had fallen for Erac all on her own, and had fallen into the schemes of Erac's Cousin only to find Erac. And now she was alone. She thought there was no one left to help her...