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CHAPTER TWO 
 
<SOLOMON MAGUS:  THE KEEP OF ERIDU HAS REQUESTED OUR 
AID IN EXPELLING AN UNKNOWN EVIL FROM WITHIN ITS WALLS.  	
WE URGENTLY REQUEST YOU TRAVEL THERE AT YOUR EARLIEST
OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE AND RENDER HELP IF 
NECESSARY.  WE HAVE INSTRUCTED THE MESSENGER TO GIVE 
YOU THE AMULET OF PROTECTION WHICH SHOULD AFFORD YOU 
SOME MANNER OF SAFETY. 
THE BLESSING OF YOUR FELLOW WIZARDS AND THE PROTECTION 
OF THE GODS BE WITH YOU.   THE HIGH COUNCIL OF WIZARDS> 
 
	"You see," said Tara after I finished reading
thescroll aloud.  "I told you it would be an adventure of
sorts." 
	"And, quite possibly, a dangerous one, too," I
retorted. "Based on past experience, I always hesitate 
when an 'unknown evil' is indicated. I never know what I'm
getting into, and it's usually worse than what was 
first imagined. But---it is an adventure, nonetheless." 
	"Then, shouldn't we be on our way?" asked Tara. 
	I chuckled at her. "Looking like that?"  
	She was still in a naked state. 
	She laughed back.  "That would certainly draw
attention to us, wouldn't it?" 
	"While you dress," I continued, "I shall talk with
my sister, let her know where we're going.  Then I'll 
say my good-byes to the rest of my own family, and the
members of my newly-related family-in-law. I should 
be ready to depart by mid-day." 
	Tara nodded in agreement.  "Shall I obtain supplies
for us?" 
	"Enough rations for two days," I answered as I took
some coins from my bag and tossed them to her.  She caught
them. 'Barring any unforeseen circumstances, that's how long
it should take us to get to Eridu." 
	Tara bowed her head slightly. "Yes, Mage." 
	I was about to tell her not to be so formal since
we'd so recently shared such an intimate moment, but I 
quickly changed my mind. It is still good for the young to
respect their elders in spite of relationships. 
 
	Precisely as I had said, mid-day found Tara and me
on the road to Eridu. 
	I'd never been to the Keep before so I didn't know
what to expect other than what I'd been told by my
sister---that those who dwelt there were mainly soldiers and
mercenaries under the employ of Preet, king of Shallamar.
They protected the border between Arpakshad and elam,
patrolling up and down the River Ganga which ran from the
Elburz Mountains in the north, east-southeast past the
Rajasthan Desert to empty into the Sea of Salacia just off
the Coromandel Coast. 
	"Where are you from?" asked Tara as we made our way
along the dusty road which led through the Forest of Andhra.

	"I was born in Javan---part of the Isles of the
Gentiles---but spent most of the years of my childhood in 
Asshur. When an army of black warriors under the command of
Chief Mapigano swept up from Kush to invade my adopted
country---killing my parents in the process---I escaped east
and arrived at Chambal.  Here I came under the tutelage of
the Council of Wizards, particularly Ramesh Magus, from whom
I learned many things of a magical nature." 
	"And the art of lovemaking...?" prodded Tara. 
	"Ah---that's another story entirely," I replied as I
attempted to evade her inquiry. 
	She touched my arm gently, squeezed with her
fingers. "Tell it to me, I pray you, Mage Solomon.  I have
heard so many tales of your sexual prowess, and 
your amazing staff, but none which sound like the Truth." 
	I pursed my lips.  It had been so long since the
awakening of my Bliss that i wondered if I could 
remember the details as accurately as I thought I did.
"Very well, I shall tell you the Truth, if you wish..."


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