Declen is angry that Carden worked as a whore and that he is gay...worse, he is furious that Carden not only fell in love with Rory, a mortal man, but abandoned him. Declen declares Carden unfit to help him in the epic battle between good and evil. He tells Carden to right his wrongs with Rory, that without love, without....entasy he is useless in the final showdown set to take place in the City of Blood.