 Veritas told Lief his name as a precaution and comes forward when the elder diamond dragon is found to be dead.Veritas fights the monster Kobb and then with Lief finds the Sister of the West hidden in the ancient body of Doran the Dragonlover, still alive after centuries because of a curse put on him.Veritas takes away Doran's breath at his wish and then destroys the Sister of the West.