A massive buzzing sound can be heard outside the Dragon's Lair, as if a swarm of angry hornets is about to descend upon the party. Inside the Dragon's Lair, the buzzing is so loud that Torn can barely hear herself as she shouts to the others about the Fire Door rising back into position.
Lenya, heavily wounded and almost dead, hangs onto Belaver as he dives back towards the rest of the party. As Belaver dives, he realizes that the rest of the party is actually inside the Dragon's Lair except for Courage and Neshi who are standing on the Fire Bridge. Belaver flies towards the entrance to the Dragon's Lair, noticing that it is about to close.
Torn and Toriah race toward the rising Fire Door, desperate to not leave their friends behind.
Courage and Neshi, seeing Belaver flying towards the rising Fire Door, take the opportunity to jump over the Fire Door into the Dragon's Lair.
Torn and Toriah start to climb over the fire door as Belaver flies into the Dragon's Lair, Belaver's wings hit Toriah, knocking Toriah back into the Dragon's lair and causing Belaver, Lenya, and Toriah to tumble upon the floor.
Torn managed to avoid being hit by Belaver, but is struck instead when a bat-winged hornet that was right behind Belaver enters the Dragon's Lair, knocking Torn over.
Two batwinged hornets, with riders on their backs, fly into the Dragon's Lair, buzzing loudly. A third gets stuck in the closing Fire Door and is crushed to death, as the door closes completely. The buzzing from the outside goes down dramatically as the door closes and the party can hear themselves once more.
Lylamwyn recognizes that the bat-winged hornets fit the description of a Spider Eater that he read about in a book. A giant-sized poisonous magical beast that can be trained to carry humanoids in flight.
With a loud clang, the door slams into position. With Raner and Craven still outside, in the clutches of the Red Dragon.