Poison Song , Book VII Content . Triffith stood the parapets of Barysimayn and considered the volcano . Metaphors the poets used fell rather flat in his view . A festering wound it could be called with its blood - like lava . The King of Ash , too , could be applied , when one looked at its perpetual crown of smoke . And yet , none of that would do , for nothing in his experience could convey the sheer magnitude of the mountain . Red Mountain was many miles away from the fortress , and yet it filled the horizon utterly . Before he could feel too small , however , he heard his name being called within . It was some consolation that though he was insignificant compared to the mountain , he was still in possession of certain power and influence . “ General Indoril - Triffith , ” said Commander Rael . “ There ' s trouble at the east gate . ” The trouble was scarcely more than a skirmish . An Ashlanders , drunk perhaps on shein , had begun a fight with the House guards at the back gate . As they tried to drive him away , his cousins joined him , and soon there were six Ashlanders altogether brawling with a dozen of Triffith ' s guards . If the n ' wahs had not been well - armed , the fight could have been finished almost before it began . As it was , by the time the General arrived with more of his guards , two of the Ashlanders were dead and the others had taken flight . “ It ' s the smoke in their brains , ” Rael shrugged . “ Makes them mad . ” Triffith climbed back up the stairs and returned to his chamber to dress for dinner . General Redoran - Vorilk and Counselor Hlaalu - Nothoc would be arriving very shortly to discuss the Temple ' s plans for reorganizing the House lands of Morrowind . Mournhold was to be renamed Almalexia . A great new city in honor of Vivec was to be built , but with whose gold ? It made his head hurt . There were so many details , a long night of argument , threats , and compromises were ahead . The General ' s mind was so occupied that he nearly put his House robes on backwards . He also did not notice the shadowy figure steal out from behind the tapestry and close the door to the bedchamber . It was not until Triffith heard the sound of the latch - bolt fall that he turned around . “ Slipped in when I was distracted by the fracas at the back gate . Very clever , Tay , ” he said simply . “ Or do you call yourself Dagoth - Tython these days ? ” “ You should know all my names , ” the young man snarled , unsheathing his sword . “ I was Tython before you butchered my family and sought to dispel my tribe . I was Tay when you brought me into your House to poison me against my own people . Now you may call me Vengeance . ” There was a knock on the door . Tython and Triffith did not move their eyes from one another . The knocking became a loud pounding . “ General Indoril - Triffith , are you well ? Is there something wrong ? ” “ If you ' re going to kill me , boy , you ' d best do it quickly , ” Triffith growled . “ My men will have that door down in two minutes . ” “ You don ' t tell me what to do , ' Uncle , ' ” Tython shook his head . “ I have the Song of my ancestors to instruct me . It tells me you made my father beg for his life before you killed him , and I want to see you do the same . ” “ If your ancestors are all - knowing , ” Triffith smiled . “ Why are they all dead ? ” Tython made an inhuman noise in the back of his throat and advanced . The door began to buckle at the pounding , but it was sturdy and secure . The general ' s estimate of its life expectancy at two minutes seemed clearly erroneous . The pounding suddenly stopped . A familiar voice replaced the sound . “ Tay , ” called Baynarah . “ Listen to me . ” Tython smirked , “ You ' re just in time to hear your uncle beg for his miserable life , ' cousin . ' I was afraid you ' d be too late . The next sound you ' ll hear will be the death rattle of the man who slaved my House . ” “ The Song is what ' s enslaved you , not Uncle Triffith . You can ' t trust it . It ' s poisoning you . It let you be manipulated first by that mad old woman , and now by that evil witch Acra who calls herself your sister . ” Tython pressed the tip of his sword so it touched the general ' s throat . The older man stepped backwards and Tython advanced . His eyes followed the length of his arm to the grip of the blade . The silver ring of Dagoth caught the red light of the volcano from the battlements outside the window . “ Tay , please don ' t hurt anyone anymore . Please . If you just listen to me , and not the Song just a moment , you ' ll know what ' s right . I love you . ” Baynarah stifled her sobs to keep her voice clear and calm . There was a noise on the stairwell behind her . The general ' s guard had finally arrived with the battering ram . The door splintered and burst open in two strikes . General Indoril - Triffith was holding his throat , staring out the window . “ Uncle ! Are you all right ? ” Baynara ran to him . He nodded his head slowly , and removed his hand . There was only the barest of scratches on his neck . “ Where ' s Tay ? ” “ He jumped out the window , ” said Triffith , pointing out into the distance where a figure was riding a guar toward the volcano . “ I thought he was going to kill himself , but he had an escape figured out . ” “ We ' ll get him , serjo general , ” said Commander Rael , calling to the guards to get their mounts . Baynarah watched them go , and then kissed her uncle quickly and ran out to her own guar in the courtyard . Sweat drenched Tay ' s body as he rode closer and closer toward the summit of Red Mountain . The guar was breathing hard , trudging along even more slowly , letting out little grunts of complaint about the heat . Finally , he abandoned his steed and began to climb the near vertical surface . Ash blew down the face of the volcano into his eyes . Near - blind , it was almost impossible to ignore the persistent , clamorous notes of the Song . A silken stream of crimson lava studded with crystalline formations surged a few feet away , close enough that Tay could feel his flesh begin to burn and blister . He turned from it , and saw a figure emerge through the smoke . Baynarah . “ What are you doing , Tay ? ” she cried over the howl of the volcano . “ Didn ' t I tell you not to listen to the Song ? ” “ For the first time , the Song and I both want the same thing ! ” he yelled back . “ I can ' t ask you to forgive me , but please try to forget ! ” He pulled himself higher , out of Baynarah ' s sight . She screamed his name , scaling the rocks until she found she was close to the open crater . Waves of boiling gas washed over her , and she dropped to her knees , gasping . Through the rippling miasma , she saw Tay standing at the mouth of the volcano . Flames erupted from his clothes and hair . He turned to her just for a moment and smiled . Then he leapt . Baynarah was in a daze as she began the long , treacherous climb down the volcano . She began to think of the projects ahead . Were there enough provisions in storage at her house in Gorne for the meeting of the Houses ? The councilors were bound to stay there for weeks , maybe months . There was much work to be done . Slowly , as she descended , she began to forget . It would not last , but it would be a start . Dagoth - Acra stood as near to the mouth of the volcano as she could stand , blinking her eyes at the ash , soaked by the heat . She watched all , and smiled . On the ground was the silver ring with the seal of the House Dagoth . Tython had been sweating so much , it had slipped off . She picked it up and put it on her own finger . Touching her belly , she heard a new refrain of the Poison Song of Morrowind begin .