In the privacy of his chamber Lace carefully turned the worn pages until he found the piece about the heart of the fire. Time and time again he read through the pages without getting any wiser. Nowhere in the text could he find anything that showed where the temple of the guardians should have been. With a sigh he got up and went out towards the garden. A little fresh air might make him look at it more clearly. As he approached the garden, he heard the sound of a couple of female laughs. He smiled and walked in that direction.
Kit and Sol sat on a bench and spoke softly. Deó and Dorcha lay at their feet as usual. Deó lifted her head when she heard the footsteps and when Lace came in sight she put her head down on her paws again.
- Lace!
Kit smiled brightly when she saw him and got up
