The next day Pettic and Klondor left Lake Village and continued to their own. They arrived just as the villagers were leaving the fields to return to their homes. Borrin spotted them and with a roar, ran towards them where he embraced Klondor saying, "My son, my son, you"re alive," over and over again. Then he turned to Pettic and embraced him.
"Thank you for bringing my son back alive. It"s been so long I was sure you"d both been killed. What of your quest? Did you succeed? No, don"t tell me yet. You can tell your story before the whole village tomorrow. I"m sure you want nothing more than rest tonight."
"First, father, I think you should know we"ve killed the "phantom" boar. It was as Pettic said—not a phantom at all but what he called an albino. We also tracked down three piglets that
