Bel embarks on another loop focusing on deeper study of the Weave and the elemental planes. She studies tomes on Ji and Zephyr, learns about djinn and planar portals, and seeks a way to defeat the dragon god Thgirb Amall. After days of research and training she rejoins the Stormblades, and together they track a group of young dragons stealing chickens near Hommlett. Hoping to spare them, Bel tries to parley, but the dragonlings react violently. She pleads with the black dragon for mercy, only to be engulfed by its black fire and the green dragon's poisonous breath. Bel dies, and the loop once again restarts.