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sat wondering whether their captors were Black Devils that were loyal to Sarac or some type of group that may have split from Sarac.
    The leader finally returned and introduced himself. “I am Borundi, one of Sarac’s Inner Circle. We will lead you to him.”
    Dalgar sighed with relief. “Great, how about untying our hands?”
    Borundi smiled. “I think we can wait until we reach Sarac for that. Follow me, we have a long journey ahead of us.”
    Borundi turned and started up the mountain. The three other Black Devils waited until Dalgar and Aurora followed Borundi before they fell into the procession. The journey was indeed long. One of the Black Devils left the group and resumed his duty at the lookout post. The other three Sarac devotees escorted Dalgar and Aurora for two days before they came to Sarac’s castle.
    Dalgar stared at the ogres, but his questions went unanswered. Finally, they were led into a room in the castle and placed in chairs. They sat there with their hands still tied until Sarac arrived.
    “Dalgar and Aurora, is it?” Sarac asked.
    “Yes, Your Holiness,” Dalgar responded.
    Sarac flinched at Dalgar’s words. He examined the two captives for a few moments before speaking again. “I find your choice of words interesting, Dalgar. Explain them.”
    Dalgar was confused. He hadn’t said more than three words. “Is it improper to refer to you as Your Holiness?” he asked.
    Sarac bristled. “I didn’t ask you to pose a question. I asked you to explain your choice of words.”
    “I beg your forgiveness,” Dalgar offered. “Your disciple, Mordac, always demanded that your name be spoken with proper respect. I have never spoken to a god before and assumed that Your Holiness was an appropriate address.”
    Sarac laughed. “Very well, Dalgar. How is my disciple, Mordac?”
    “I am afraid he is dead,” responded Dalgar. “He was attacked by Targan Rangers and many Black Devils died with him.”
    Sarac was intrigued with this news from his home Universe. He called for Borundi and had the ropes removed from Dalgar and Aurora and ordered food and drink to be brought for them.
    “I think you have a rather long story to tell me,” stated Sarac. “Begin at the beginning and tell me everything you know.”
    Dalgar and Aurora spent hours detailing the events of the last two years. Sarac was surprised at Mordac’s cleverness in making Sarac a god. He was even more surprised to find out that Egam was still living. Dalgar played up the importance of himself and Aurora in implementing and formulating Mordac’s plan and failed to mention the real reason that they were absent during the final attack. He told Sarac they were returning from checking out the Junction site when the attack happened.
    Sarac ended the meeting and had Lattimer find Dalgar and Aurora quarters for the evening. The next morning they met again and Sarac had a list of questions for them. He probed the couple for information on Jenneva, Egam, and Alex. He also demanded information on the governments of Targa, Sordoa, and Cordonia.
    “What happened to the Book of the Beginning?” Sarac asked.
    “Mordac had it when he was attacked,” answered Dalgar. “If it wasn’t destroyed in the attack, the Targans have it. Aurora and I do remember portions of it though. We memorized the spell for finding Junctions.”
    “You will write down what you remember after the meeting,” commanded Sarac. “What of this Ali Kasim? Do we know anything about him?”
    “He was a fairly well placed officer in the Sordoan Army,” Dalgar replied. “I believe he was a Lieutenant. I am not sure how he surfaced to lead the country. Some of the Black Devils who were in Sordoa at the time said the Royal Palace was taken over by Rangers and they turned the government over to Kasim. I don’t know if that is true or not. I had heard of him before all this happened, but it was nothing extraordinary. He was in the Sultan’s Guard and was said to have a bigger