In Xinca, Dar and Sagitto infiltrate Voden's compound. Dar creates a distraction by releasing the Nord horses from their corral. In the commotion, Dar and Sagitto rescue the mare and stallion. Voden and Hjalmar gape in disbelief when Sagitto jumps onto his stallion, and turns into a centaur. Dar escapes on the back of Sagitto's stallion and the mare follows behind. In her weakened state she has trouble keeping up, but the sun is rising, and she must get back to Radia before they both die.

By the time Sagitto and Dar return, Radia is near death. They pick her up and place her on the mare. Slowly the mare starts to move, Radia stirs and morphs into a centaur. But with Voden's army in hot pursuit of the "strange creature," they're still not out of danger. Dar sends the archers on their way, leaving him to contend with the Nords. Dar fixes Voden's horse with his eyes and suddenly, the horse stops dead and bucks Voden from his saddle. The other horses start to buck and rear, sending men flying in all directions, and allowing Dar and Tao to escape.