If you refuse orders, Arkanis will grab you and pull you into a portal. You will wake up in a bed in the Forester town of Mallik. You will find a note by your door telling you to go to Mallik Command at the north side of town. Go there, sit in a chair, and learn of your mission to infiltrate the enemy fort and open the gates. It is located just northeast of Darunia. Enter the back of the fort through the trees and go down the west wall to where you can break through. Use move mountains to enter the forge. Find the command room and kill the soldiers. Pull the lever and exit the fort as quickly as possible.

When you are leaving the fort, you will find that you are lost in the forest. You will soon come across a sprite who lost its shiny stone. You will have to find it to progress. The shiny stone is located in the northwest corner of the forest, but beware, the forest is filled with centaurs, eager to ambush you. The quickest way is west. Follow the path and at the forks, go either south or west. You will soon stumble upon it and a huge group of centaurs will attack.

Finish the centaurs off and return to the sprite. It will show you the ritual dance and where to perform it. The path that leads to the opening starts at the southwest corner. Follow it north and find the two boulders. Stand between them and go east, east, south, east, east, north, north, west, north. You will appear in a familiar part of the forest. Fight the soldiers and head back to Mallik. Before you head back, though, you might want to attempt to recover the Staff of Korthax.

You will get your next mission to capture a fort near the Vahnatai capital of Othis. To get there, cross the bridge near Alamar and head northwest to the entrance of the mountains. fight the guards there and make your way east through the mountains. Enter the fort and kill any soldiers you can. After you have almost captured the fort, quickfire will start. Escape and report your failure to the chief. Before you do, you might want to heal your party and stock up on supplies. When you arrive there, Arkanis and Rathisss won't be there. The worst part is that there is a battle going on near Alamar. Go there and kill all of the opposition. Congradulations! You've won Sword and Stone.