Lord Jaren ' s Journal Contents . I hope I have done well . I don ' t know . Perhaps I should tell the others . But what hope would they have then ? I will have to tell Kelvyn , one day , when it is time for him to assume the lordship of the Castle . He , at least , may forgive me , as I am his father . I must collect my thoughts . Lord Kain returned last night , while the others were gone to the city . Thank Onsi it was only myself and Garridan - - faithful friend ! I have sworn him to secrecy . He was only too happy to let me take responsibility for what we did . Later : I am more resolved than ever that the others must never find out . They must never know what Lord Kain has become , our liege lord - - we sacrificed everything for him ! I will set it all down here , clearly , so that others may judge whether I have done right or wrong . When Garridan woke me to tell me that Lord Kain had arrived , I was overjoyed at first . Garridan ' s grim face soon warned me that all was not well , but he would not tell me what was wrong . Only that Lord Kain was accompanied by Arielle Jurard , a name to freeze the blood - - a Breton battlemage of sinister reputation in Lainlyn . Lord Kain was waiting in the great hall with Arielle Jurard . He was heavily cloaked , unsurprisingly as it was a foul night , but I wondered why he had not removed it upon entering the castle . I greeted Lord Kain warmly , ignoring his companion for the moment , but when he spoke , it was only haltingly , and with a grating edge that I had never heard before . " Where are the others ? " was all he said . Arielle Jurard quickly intervened , explaining that Lord Kain was unwell and needed a place to rest . By the time Kain was abed , I was fully alarmed . He moved like an old man , and barely spoke in my presence . He left a foul odor in his wake , and remained cloaked until I left him in my chambers . I then demanded that Arielle explain herself , which she was only too willing to do . Her story was appalling . Apparently Kain had perished in battle shortly after we left , but by her arts she had returned him to life , and now planned to gather an army of Knights to resume the war against Baron Shrike . Her eyes glittered with pride as she told me all this - - she is so far gone in madness and evil that she actually believed that I would go along with her plan to install a necromatic puppet on the throne of Lainlyn ! For all Baron Shrike ' s cruelties , he at least is mortal and will one day pass on the rule to an heir . Somehow I was able to hide my shock from Arielle Jurard , and pretended to agree to her plan . " The other knights will need to have Lord Kain ' s . . . condition . . . explained to them before they see him , " I told her . " Otherwise the surprise of seeing him may lead some to regrettable actions . " Thinking quickly , I suggested that she tend to Lord Kain in the grotto until I had prepared the others . She agreed without suspicion - - I wonder if her mind has become disordered by her evil practices - - my performance could not have been all that convincing . Once they were inside , I shut them in , with Garridan ' s help . May Tu ' whacca have mercy on Lord Kain ' s soul . . . As for Arielle Jurard , I wish nothing but endless night on her foul spirit . I ' ve had workmen cover up the doorway . Only a few of the others were ever aware of that passage behind the training room - - luckily Kelvyn was not among them . I ' ll have to come up with some story to satisfy those who ask about the grotto - - or tell them the truth and face the consequences .