 Tuck saves a young woman from being attacked in the forest and invites her back to camp. In the middle of the night, the woman wakes Robert and explains that she is the daughter of his godfather, Agrivane, and that the two of them, alone, must go to him at once at Carleon Castle. At Carleon, the dying Agrivane explains that he is leaving Robert a great inheritance but in order to get it, he first has to defend it. As they speak, Agrivane claims, a group of robbers and villains are approaching the castle, wanting to steal the treasure it keeps.