Amberle is able to renew the life in the Ellcrys seed but in order to do so she has to sacrifice her own will.

Wil is unable to control the magic of the Elfstones for a time and believes that he is unable to protect Amberle but when the Reaper catches up with them at Safehold Wil is finally able to wield their magic and destroy the Reaper. Along the way they are helped by a band of Rovers and one of them, a beautiful woman named Eretria, joins their quest. Time is running short as Wil and Amberle begin the journey with the Ellcrys seed to Safehold. One of the Demons, the Reaper, is after Wil and Amberle as the other Demons are in battle with the Elven armies. Wil is not sure that he can even use them but finds himself willing to take on the task of protecting the girl.Īs these two begin their journey there are Demons that have been able to break through the boundaries as the Ellcrys dies. Wil has an ancient Elven magic called the Elfstones. The protector is a young man named Wil Ohmsford. A Druid named Allanon mysteriously shows up and picks the one who will be Amberle's protector on the journey. Amberle does not believe she has it within herself to take on this task but is left with little choice as the Demons are already looking for her and killing others. The tree is able to communicate what must be done in order to restore the boundaries and stop the Demons from killing all human races and entrusts her seed to the Elven King's granddaughter, Amberle.

The Ellcrys, the enchanted tree that keeps the Demons banished from earth, is beginning to die. Those chosen must work together and learn to believe in themselves in order to save their lands from the Demon hordes.

Demons are already escaping from the Ellcrys boundaries in her weakened state and begin killing all those that would reinstate the Ellcrys. The Ellcrys is dying and chooses the one that must carry the seed to the Bloodfire that the Ellcrys might be reborn. The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks is the story of an Elven people which have long been protected from banished Demons by an enchanted tree called the Ellcrys.

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