Rise of the King Rise of the King is the second book of the Companions Codex series by R . A . Salvatore . Summary . As the Darkening settles across the land , the drow minions of Quenthel Baenre incite the frost giant s of the Shining White and two white dragon s , Arauthator and Aurbangras , to go to war against the Silver Marches alongside the orc s of the Kingdom of Many - Arrows . This is all done , unbeknownst to any but the drow , for the glory of the Spider Queen in her quest to gain the domain of Mystra and get revenge against the renegade Drizzt Do ' Urden . Meanwhile , Drizzt and the other Companions of the Hall — Catti - brie , Bruenor Battlehammer , Regis , and Wulfgar — are resting in Port Llast after their escape from Gauntlgrym / Q ' Xorlarrin . They run into Effron and reveal to him the apparent demise of his mother , Dahlia Sin ' felle , as they leave town for Longsaddle in order to redeem their friend Thibbledorf Pwent from his vampiric curse . However , it is revealed that Dahlia is not in fact dead , but has been restored to life as the insane " darthiir " ( non - drow ) matron mother of House Do ' Urden , which has been reformed by Quenthel at Lolth ' s bidding . The nobles of the house were taken from House Baenre and House Xorlarrin , with many of the foot soldiers requisitioned from Bregan D ' aerthe . The new House Do ' Urden is the face of the drow on the surface as they secretly incite the war against the Silver Marches . The twin kings of Citadel Adbar , Bromm and Harnoth , when faced with orc forces at the door of Citadel Felbarr and Mithral Hall , sally forth to bring aid to their fellow dwarves , but while traveling , Bromm is killed by Tiago Baenre riding a white dragon . The three remaining kings of the dwarven kingdoms meet and agree to band together , forsaking the Confederation of the Silver Marches and leaving the human and elven nations to their fates . The Companions of the Hall arrive in Longsaddle and find that a fighting image of Pwent lingers on in the horn of summoning once carried by Wulfgar . The Companions continue on and learn of the Darkening and the return of House Do ' Urden from the Uthgardt Tribe of the Griffon . They travel through the Evermoors , being joined by Athrogate and rescuing a wayward Rider of Nesmé , Giselle Malcomb , and escort her to Nesmé , which has been under assault by orcs and goblin s . Regis , disguised as a goblin shaman , manages to help weaken the orc army but , while doing so , discovers that the scale of the attack is much larger than he and his friends had previously understood . Now Nesmé , Sundabar , Silverymoon , and all three dwarven kingdoms are beset with orc armies . The Companions remain in Nesmé to defend the town , delaying their return to Mithral Hall . Meanwhile , Jarlaxle learns of the return of the Companions of the Hall and sets out to involve himself in their affairs . He travels to Helgabal and provokes the copper dragon sisters Tazmikella and Ilnezhara into returning with him to the Silver Marches . He also recruits Ambergris and Afafrenfere , who is given the blessing of Grandmaster Kane himself from the Monastery of the Yellow Rose . As Sundabar falls to the orcs and drow , the Companions ( and Athrogate ) leave Nesmé for the Underdark , seeking an underground road to Mithral Hall . Near to their destination , however , the party is split , with Regis and Wulfgar falling into a torture chamber run by an ogrillon , and with the others managing to break through the Mithral Hall and convince the king , Connerad Brawnanvil , of their true identities .