Olen and the other soldier were waiting for them outside the gate.
"What took you so long?" Olen asked the two men with them.
"The way to the palace is quite complicated," one of the men answered.
"Stop your whisperings! Let's go!" Master Ammad ordered the men. "Time is the essence!"
King Avner was busy looking at the crude map. Master Ammad had drawn a map of Bize Mountain during their sea journey.
"Which direction?" he asked the master.
"Here." Master Ammad pointed the eastern portion of the mountain. "Augusta chose that trail because it is near the top but the slopes are steep!"
King Avner looked up the mountain. He could imagine Daphne clinging to the rope while they were dangling against the ridge.
'Augusta is a fool!' he told himself. He was angrily frustrated because his so
