With Alerice growing ever stronger, the King of Shadows is determined to undermine her. The best path to accomplish this is to attack sanctuaries belonging to the Raven Queen. Alerice successfully defends them all, with Kreston Dühalde still fighting at her side. The King of Shadows seems on the verge of releasing him, which means that he and Alerice will be free to live their own lives.
But when the Raven Queen orders Alerice to attack one of the king’s sanctuaries and kill the guardian monks, Alerice cannot accept. And when the Raven Queen restores Kreston’s locked mind, he knows he can never be with her.
It’s all in Mistress of Her Own Game, Adventure Five of Tales of The Ravensdaughter.