At the Black Apparition's behest, Ketzwayo returns from the dead with magic designed to kill Dar and the entire animal kingdom of the Mydlands.

When the Sorceress is captured by the Black Apparition, Sharak in human form enlists Dar's help to save her.

Arina must seek Dar's help when she is pursued by The Apparition who is after her unborn child, and by Voden who desires her mare's foal.