 Upon the demise of the pottery owners, they no longer could rely on kindness to survive and Ranesh was forced to steal to feed himself and Josef.Once the Shadowlord is defeated, he reveals himself and the Annals to Lief.He was moved to the palace, where he revealed many Deltoran secrets to Lief, such as the legend of the Pirran Pipe and also Doran's account of the Deltora Dragons.