Dust of Dreams/Chapter 24

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Epigraph
Kalyth and her companions have returned to Ampelas Rooted, but discover it is now Uprooted, flying, a skykeep like Moon's Spawn. The Matron has succeeded in spawning a large army, but the two Shi'Gal Assassins who stayed in the nest have rebelled; they have destroyed the Matron's brain, though she still lives.
Onos T'oolan, still blaming the Senan clan for the loss of his family, leads the T'lan Imass to their camp and kills them all.
The K'Chain Che'Malle army doesn't wait to be attacked but advances towards the Nah'ruk, led by Gesler and Stormy. As the armies meet, a warren opens above them; Nah'ruk skykeeps emerge and attack Ampelas Uprooted. Many are destroyed, but so finally is Ampelas. The remaining Nah'ruk keeps attack both armies indiscriminately; then another large keep arrives, Kalse Uprooted.Icarium had sensed the destruction of Ampelas Uprooted. He attacks the Nah'ruk keeps, but more are arriving from the warren. Icarium's constituent ghosts warn him that he must wall off the Gate. Feather Witch provides Errant's eye which Icarium uses as the seed of an Azath. Kalse Uprooted enters the Gate where it is engulfed by the Azath; the Gate is sealed.
Four Nah'ruk keeps remain. Suddenly they are covered in sorcerous fire and explode; Sinn and Grub have emerged from their warren.
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