 The Shadow Lord reigned in Deltora for years until the gems were recovered by Lief, a descendant of Adin, as well as Barda, and Jasmine of Del.Though driven off once the Belt is restored, the Shadow Lord continued to torment Lief by speaking in his mind using the viewing crystal, formerly used by Prandine to communicate with the Shadow Lord, that remained inside the palace in Del.Using the same crystal, the Shadow Lord also lured Jasmine into the Shadowlands, knowing that Lief (and the Belt of Deltora) would follow since he was aware of Lief's love for Jasmine (even though Lief himself was not aware of it until much later).