Bruenor, Catti-brie and Wulfgar fight the horde of wererats while Drizzt finally duels Artemis Entreri. Later, the heroes arrive in Calimport and storm in into Pasha Pook's palace, only to find wererats, Pasha Pook's new-found allies led by Rassiter. In the middle of a fight with pirates, Bruenor and Catti-brie arrive and 'The Companions of the Hall' are united once again.

Meanwhile, Drizzt and Wulfgar are on the sea, chasing Entreri by boat with the help of his good Captain Deudermont. Lady Alustriel finds the poisoned and near-dead dwarf, heals him back to health, reunites him with Catti-brie and sends both of them after Drizzt and Wulfgar by supplying them with a burning chariot. It turns out that after Bruenor jumped onto the back of Shimmergloom, he somehow survived the fall and crawled back to the surface, fighting hundreds of duergars and a giant spider along the way. While Drizzt and Wulfgar's chase continue, it is shown to us that Bruenor is not dead.

The dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden and Wulfgar the barbarian race to Calimport to rescue their friend Regis-who is being held as a captive, along with Drizzt's magical panther Guenhwyvar, by Artemis Entreri-and his stolen gem from the vengeance of Pasha Pook, Regis's former boss whom Regis betrayed by stealing his hypnotizing gem.

The Halfling's Gem by R.A. Salvatore