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While the King Avatara, his daughter, his son and his knights are away searching for his lost son, PatanYali was asked to guard the castle and the city of Lorena. He was told about the possible threat of an unknown powerful figure inside the castle. PatanYali is not certain who this threat is. Even if he finds out, he has no power whatsoever against him or her. In addition to the worrisome situation in the Kingdom of River Fortress, he has another thing on his mind: why on earth he was dumped in this Kingdom. Is there something for him to figure out regarding to collect the pieces of the stolen and lost map of the Garden of Jezera? Or is there someone that he should meet in this Lorena city, who perhaps holds the lost pieces of the map? These questions are constantly on his mind. The Queen has still not recovered from her illness. But the Princess informed that she is doing somewhat better. But she would not be completely healthy before Ligo is found. ............ Time passes and there is no news whatsoever from the King. Late one night, in the quiet of the darkness, PatanYali strolled around the city on his stallion, after he made sure the guards were on their proper posts, protecting the castle. The night was alive with sound. The howling of wolves pierced the liquid night. Some cats are fighting for the leftover food in the garbage at the corner of the street. He noticed that most of the citizens of the city are now deep asleep. Only one or two windows still have small lights on. He is on the road towards the gate of the city, located on the foot of the hill. No one is guarding this gate, since the whole surrounding area belongs to the Kingdom. And there were practically no enemies from outside the castle and the city of Lorena recorded in its history. The castle is mainly guarded from thieves, like horse thieves and other petty criminals. Even that kind of crime is almost unheard of. Outside the gate there are vast fields, forests and farms, inhabited by peasants. Approaching the city gate, PatanYali notices a small shadow moving fast but carefully behind the bushes, not far outside the gate. It came to a sudden stop. Just as carefully, PatanYali got off his horse and moved about the bushes after tying up the horse to a small tree. "Is someone thereĀ ?" PatanYali asked quietly, not wanting to wake the sleeping residents. But after he took a few steps forward, something was thrown at him. Missing him, the object fell on the road just ahead of him. He quickly ran to the bushes to find out who tried to attack him. But the shadow moved fast and disappeared inside the thick forest. He picked up the thing. It was a small rock wrapped in a small piece of leather, with a short message. Tomorrow night is the night for the action of the beasts. Be calm, pretend nothing happened. Follow the small light. Look to the East, now! Signed by 'The Chef' (More... <http://cafeist.ning.com/> ) Tabe Lompo GLG http://kopitalisme.ning.com <http://kopitalisme.ning.com>
