Shayne decided to join the Cularin resistance, and he might have contacts in the Hiironi irstat who could provide the resistance with the location of a valid headquarters. Somehow, the Metatheran Cartel got wind of the resistance and Gerrare's plans to join them, as they tried to take him before he could. He was saved by a resistance force that caught them in the act. The battle left scorch marks on his house's front door.