Eretria has been living with a group of scavengers led by a mysterious man from her past named Cogline, but a vision of Amberle prompts her to abandon them and head for Arborlon. Wil is studying to be a healer in Storlock, though memories of Amberle still haunt him. A strange Half-Elven woman named Mareth rescues him from bounty hunters sent by the Crimson, an Anti-Magical Faction that has arisen among the Elves since the war, and wants his help to find Allanon, who she claims is her father. Allanon, meanwhile, has tracked Bandon to a temple where he has turned a number of people into demonic servants called Mord Wraiths.
- 10-Minute Retirement: Both Wil and Eretria think that they're done with the whole saving-the-world thing. A mysterious stranger and a haunting vision, respectively, drag them back into it.
- Animal Eyes: One of Bandon's acolytes' eyes turn yellow with slitted pupils when Bandon chooses him to be the leader of the new Mord Wraiths.
- Bizarre Alien Biology: Elves apparently have different internal organs than other races, which must be taken into account by healers trying to treat them. Or if you want to know the exact right place to stab one.
- Call-Back: Wil tells Mareth that she's not the first woman who's tried to take advantage of him. He apparently hasn't forgotten Eretria playing him like a fiddle several times last season.
- Dressing as the Enemy: Cogline and his people turn out to have made use of the Trolls' Gas Mask Mooks look to pass unnoticed through their territory in search of Eretria.
- Expecting Someone Taller: Mareth has apparently heard of Wil, but she's less than impressed with him in person.Mareth: How did this guy ever save the world?
- Ignorance Is Bliss: Cogline warns Eretria that this can be the case.Cogline: Sometimes the truth doesn't set you free. It brings you more pain.
- Important Haircut: Wil has cut his hair short since last season, giving him a harsher, leaner look to go with his angrier and more cynical mindset.
- Luke, You Are My Father: Mareth claims to be Allanon's previously unknown daughter.
- Master of Illusion: Mareth makes her hand seem wounded as an excuse to see Wil, and later creates a replica of him to draw a Mord Wraith away.
- Near-Death Clairvoyance: While drowning after falling off a bridge, Eretria sees a vision of Amberle telling her to find Wil.
- Never My Fault: Bandon accuses Allanon of a number of things, many of which are true. However, he also claims that Allanon turned Catania against him, ignoring the fact that that might have something more to do with him becoming a murderous psychopath. Oh, and that time that he tried to rip her throat out in bed probably didn't help, either.
- Self-Destructive Charge: The last Troll after Eretria charges into her and knocks them both off the bridge. He apparently didn't like her killing his friends.
- Time Skip: The episode starts exactly where last season left off, with Eretria apparently a captive of the Trolls. However, it quickly jumps a full year ahead.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Bandon bombards Allanon with them, recalling all the morally questionable things that Allanon did last season. Allanon doesn't deny them, but shoots back by berating Bandon for falling victim to the Dagda Mor's influence.
- Won the War, Lost the Peace: Despite the demons being back in the Forbidding, the Elven kingdom isn't doing so well— many of its people are still homeless after the demons drove them out of their villages, and the crown lacks the funds to pay for the reconstruction efforts. To make it even worse, rebellion is brewing in the form of the Crimson.
