Tris is fatally injured in the explosion, and while Walter attempts to save him, he and Maryam become separated. They are ambushed before they reach safety, and Walter uses the gunpowder to clear their way. One night, wearing jewel-laden clothing and carrying samples of Chinese books, a compass and gunpowder, the three head for the river. When the Chinese continue to lose their war against Bayan, however, Walter and Tris are threatened with death. While the war rages, Walter discovers the many advances China has made, including the manufacture of paper, printing and gunpowder. The Chinese believe that the presence of two "pale gods" fulfills an ancient prophecy and portends China's success in battle.
At the palace, Walter finds Maryam and Tris. Bayan then sends Walter as an emissary to the Chinese empress with orders to persuade the Chinese to surrender in the face of Bayan's great strength.
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As punishment, Bayan sentences Walter to a trial by gauntlet, which he survives. Tris is sickened by this, so when Bayan moves south into China, Walter helps Maryam and Tris to escape. As they near China, Bayan wages a brutal attack, killing men, women and children. Walter scoffs at her desire, but Tris speaks feelingly of the country's great beauty. When Walter seems disinclined to help her, she maintains that her English father promised her God would provide a miracle to convey her to England, and she believes Walter is that miracle. Later, Lu Chung, the caravan master's servant, asks them to help Maryam, known as the "Black Rose," who wants to escape from the caravan and go to England.
Bayan is greatly impressed by Tris's ability as an archer and by Walter's skill at chess. Using the last of the earl's funds, Walter and Tris acquire a place on a caravan bringing gifts to the Kahn and guarded by General Bayan. Walter then determines to leave England with Tris to seek their fortunes in Cathay. In one, Walter finds a letter from his father, stating that he has left a small cache of gold in a secret place. While in the castle, Walter claims his father's boots. Later that night, Walter aids a group of Saxons, led by his old friend Tristram, in a successful attempt to gain the release of some Saxon prisoners from the earl's dungeon. Although he fails, Bacon mentions the distant land of Cathay, rich in gold and knowledge.
Walter has been preceded by Friar Roger Bacon, who hopes to persuade him to resume his studies. Because he believes the earl acted dishonorably toward his daughter, Walter's mother, Alfgar has sworn never to speak with anyone sharing the earl's blood, including Walter, and will only converse with him through a servant. Walter then proceeds to Gurnie, his childhood home, where only his grandfather Alfgar now lives. When Walter loudly announces his opposition to the Norman king, Edward, who is also present, attempts to end the bitterness between Saxon and Norman and frees Walter of his obligation. He also bequeaths Walter a pair of boots and wills him into the service of King Edward I. Although the will reveals that the earl has left all his major possessions to his wife and lawful son, Edmond, he does acknowledge Walter as his son. Walter is the earl's illegitimate son, and because he believes that the earl's Norman wife prevented his father from marrying his mother, Walter hates the Normans above all else. Saxon Walter of Gurnie is summoned from his studies at Oxford to the late Earl of Lessford's castle. In the thirteenth century, two hundred years after the Norman Conquest of England, a fierce enmity still exists between Saxon and Norman.
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