This very short chapter begins with Linden's thoughts after TC entered Andelain. Although Linden is content with her decision to remain behind with Sunder and Hollian, she feels bereft of Covenant's company. More than bereft - she feels almost abandoned. She bars up her senses and settles in to wait for Covenants return.
Suddenly, the group is captured and taken to Stonemight Woodhelven, where the residents are possessed by the Illearth Stone. Their intention is to slay (sacrifice?) the group in the morning. This does not happen, however, and a rider of the Clave, Santonin na-Mhoram-in, comes to escort them to Revelstone.
Santonin "compells" the three companions toward Revelstone. They have no will of their own, can not even eat unless Santonin compells them to it.
They reach Revelstone and Linden, Sunder,and Hollian are so thoroughly "compelled" that they cannot even appreciate the grandeur of Revelstone. In the past books, Revelstone was always a wonderous, strong home that Covenant was always in awe of. Now, Donaldson makes the companions entrance into Revelstone unremarkable - as their forced coersion insists.
They are brought to the former council chamber of Revelstone. It has been altered in that it looks like lava has flown down the walls and erased any former brilliance of the room. No longer the highly polished floor that seemed to have the sun within it. No longer the balconies to sit and listen. The heart of Revelstone has been forgotten. Had Linden not been compelled, I'm sure she would have wailed from the pain of the stone.
In the chamber, they come before another man in black robes and holding a crozier and a piece of the Illearth Stone. He had hopes of finding Covenant. Even in her stupor, Linden can see and feel the ill of the Illearth Stone. The man is a raver and faces Linden. He tells her that he must not harm her because she will do more damage unharmed - more than he could ever hope for! He turns to Sunder and HOllian and asks where Covenant is. Sunder refuses to talk, to his detriment, and Hollian lies and tell the raver that TC died in Andelian and he did not return. The raver knows this is a lie and asks why they want him to believe that the white gold still lives. Sunder replies: "I wish you to fear." (I love that line. What bravado and arrogance! Bravo, Sunder!
)They are taken to the hold where Linden, finally released from the raver, is left "helpless and soul-naked." She is empty and can do nothing to refill herself. Out of the darkeness of her personal madness, she hears a flat, alien voice say, "Ur-lord Thomas Covenant." Just the mention of Covenants name is enough to give her hope (Do you think that she loves him? Maybe
) She begins to eat in the hopes of seeing TC again, but too soon, the raver pays her another visit. It is sudden and Linden is so taken aback by his evil and ill that she is practically thrust against the wall. The raver impales her soul with the knowledge that she is responsible for the Land - "the pricipal doom of the Land is upon your shoulders." He tells her that she was "chosen" for this desecration "because you can see."So horrified by the ravers words, Linden escapes into herself and shuts down her senses. Never again.[/quote]
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Revelstone!!! The beauty and strength and grandeur of the Giants gone! And Linden, her first sight of it as a chamber of unspeakable horrors, and not the magnificent Keep Covenant was first introduced too. I was just sick at what had been done to it. 
