The Snowstorm is the seventeenth chapter of The High King. Here the theme of noble self-sacrifice descends on one of the series' major protagonists. It is a bittersweet moment, with the sadness of the scene leavened by the character's good-humored bravery in the face of loss. This chapter also contains the scene depicted on the 1990s book cover by Jody Lee. This page contains spoilers. If you do not wish to be spoiled, do not read further.