Jana's stepfather wrote her a letter. Two years ago he did something terrible with Vorlat. Something worse than murder. He couldn't bear the guild any longer and that's why he ended his life. Jana wants to find out what happened two years ago, but several people advise against it and urge her to go back to Antwerpen. In the mean time she gets very friendly with Rob who works at Vorlat's factory. The offloading of logs from a truck goes wrong and Rob's best friend Kenny gets stuck underneath and dies. Rob blames Vervenne, Vorlat's right hand, for Kenny's death. He attacks him at the factory, but these actions have serious consequences.