Toll the Hounds/Chapter 14

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== Hood's realm==
The Trygalle Trade Guild's caravan with Gruntle, Mappo Runt, Master Quell, Sweetest Sufferance, Precious Thimble, Faint, Reccanto Ilk, and the Bole brothers on board, travels from Darujhistan through Hood's realm when they are surprised by swarms of undead on the move that forces them to exit the realm prematurely and they get stranded in an unknown place on a palm beach.
Gruntle and Master Quell then go investigate back to Hood's realm and they meet with the Seguleh Second who claims it is his army. Other riders join the Seguleh Second, including Toc the Younger, Iskar Jarak, and Brukhalian, who now all seem to be in Hood's service. After issuing a warning to the living not to enter Hood's realm again, an undead dragon emerges from a nearby barrow and escapes alongside Gruntle and Master Quell through a portal that the latter creates back to where the caravan was waiting. After they spot a storm cloud approaching, to Gruntle's bewilderment they hurriedly prepare to leave, riding the cloud.
== Dwelling Plain ==
Samar Dev is evaluating if Karsa Orlong has changed since his battle with the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths. Karsa then sets off to find the Hounds of Shadow after they were mentioned by Traveller as seeking someone. After finding the Hounds along with Shadowthrone and Cotillion, who discuss their views on civilization and evaluate Karsa and his goals. They find them aligned with their own but issue a warning to Karsa not to ever stand in Traveller's way. Karsa accedes to that under the condition that Traveller will not stand in his way either, and then leaves the two. Afterwards, Cotillion points out the presence of two spirits in Karsa's sword and Shadowthrone giggles at the fates of clerks.
== Leaving Bastion ==
Skintick reflects on his companions, Anomander Rake, and their futures, as they continue moving out of Bastion along the nearby salt flats.
== Black Coral ==
Anomander temporarily takes off Dragnipur and in the meanwhile talks to Endest Silann of their past and the choices they made. Endest weeps at his Lord's certainty of purpose and the seeming ease with which he carries the burden of Dragnipur as he wields the sword again without a sign of buckling.
Redeemer and Seerodmin discuss what the former wants from the latter and why the latter is defenseless before the High Priestess Salind, who is at the time still dancing afar, biding her time and thinking about delivering unto the Redeemer her self-proclaimed gift of being able to judge, whether he wants it or not.
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