As Nick steered his boat toward shores of Seco he thought about the golden sword 
containing Sorrow's magical powers that Demise had taken from him.  He knew that 
it was becoming increasingly less likely that the sword would end up making it 
to it's buyer, meaning it was less likely that Nick would collect his money.  
When Nick finally reached the shore and got out of the boat, he suddenly heard a 
voice, "Hey Nick."  Nick, startled, said, "Wha-? Who are you?"  A man walked up 
to him.  He was wearing a mask to cover his identity, but what Nick noticed 
was the symbol on his arm patch, Spyre.  "They've finally caught up to me," Nick 
thought.  He was trembling, expecting the worst.  The man said, "I'm nobody," 
and began telling Nick of a plot involving Hyru, the Spyre, the Scroll of 
Sangora, and him.  The man then introduced himself as Jadax Firestorm and gave 
Nick a choice of coming with him, or dying.  Nick, seeing no other choice said, 
"Okay, I suppose I'll come with you."  Jadax looked hard at Nick and said, "Come 
on.  We're heading North."  Nick was relieved, but hid that fact from Jadax.  He 
needed to travel North to contact his buyer, and would be looking for an 
opportunity to get away from this Spyre agent.  They walked for most of the day. 
 Nick tried to strike up conversation with Jadax here and there, but Jadax only 
became increasingly annoyed with him, threatening his life at one point.  The 
two slept in the woods that night, with Jadax watching Nick the entire time so 
that he wouldn't escape.  Jadax talked very little, but did tell Nick more about 
Hyru's plan, "Hyru started the war between the Twin Moons and the Shadow.  It 
seems that he's trying to get some sort of keys that Shadow has.  I don't know 
much about them, do you?"  Nick said, "Of course not."  Jadax said, "I don't 
trust you, Swindle.  I think you're lying to me but I'll let it go this time."  
The next morning, Jadax woke Nick early and insisted that they 
keep moving Northward.  After about an hour they heard a large group of people 
in the distance.  Nick seemed to recognize the area, and got out a blue hooded 
robe that he was carrying with him and put it on.  Jadax yelled, "What 
are you doing?"  Nick thought for a second, smiled and said, "Oh.  Well, I'm 
preparing for the eclipse.  It's going to start in a few hours and last for a 
week, you know."  Jadax looked furious, "I'm tired of you lying to me, Nick!"  
Jadax threw Nick against a tree and got out his sword, "I should kill you.  Hyru 
can't use you to get the Scroll if you're dead!"  Nick pointed behind Jadax, "I 
don't think they would like that."  Jadax turned around to see 8 blue-robed 
monks of the Manotic Order.  He attempted to fight them off, cutting one, but 
more came and he was soon overpowered.  One of the monks came up to Nick 
Swindle, seeing him in the blue robe and believing he was part of the Order, 
"Were you harmed?"  Nick said, "No, I'm fine.  I . . think I just need to be 
alone for a minute."  The monk nodded and allowed Nick to walk off.  The rest 
brought Jadax to a large gathering of the Manotic Order.  At least 150 people 
were there, listening to Grant Knighton give a speech.  When he saw Jadax, Grant 
addressed the crowd, "Just as I have told you, an agent of evil is here among 
us.  Spyre spreads evil into our villages and our castles.  The very same evil 
that is about to take the light of the sun itself from you for an entire week." 
 He turns to Jadax, "Since I am a man of mercy I will give you a choice.  
Renounce the clan of Spyre and instead embrace the truth of The Man and your life 
will be spared."