Agärazôn and his Morargrim cohorts took advantage of the chaos which raged through the city. Agärazôn went to the Needle of the Light and, to Tharyn's surprise, did not try to sway the magus from his chosen course of action. Instead, the fallen Othrännän lied and told Tharyn that the Shodonai were in league with Thûrak. Agärazôn urged the magus to hunt the Shodonai and anyone who supported them down and slay them. It, he said, was the only way to be sure the cancerous element was cut from the city.
As bedlam engulfed the city, Agärazôn locked himself in the ancient abbey next to the Sedrin Henge and began work on the final elements he needed