The Protectors of the Sword is the eighth scenario in The Sword of Frost, the eighth part of Heroes Chronicles. As he and Gelu communicated through letters, Tarnum attempted to talk Gelu out of his mission. But Gelu told him that he would not stop until he had destroyed the Sword of Frost, and asked Tarnum to either join him, or stay out of his way. When Tarnum attempted to speak to the Vori elves, they attacked his messengers, seeing both Gelu and Tarnum as their enemies. Tarnum prepared for war.