"We are honoured to appear before you!" said Lloyd and he moved closer to the front of the desk. "Thank-you for your notice and maybe with your satisfaction we may be able to join our academy with the Blaisaman?" "Anything is possible!" exclaimed Orren in a snide voice. The men didn't understand the tone coming from Orren but they took it in stride. They didn't want anything to anger them this afternoon since they were supposed to be intellectuals, not barbarians. Both knew that it would be difficult to keep their anger subdued but it was necessary for the success of their years of planning for the take-over of Phoride. "I would like to know of your educational background!" Manguino said and motioned to both of them to sit down and they did. "We had many years of study at the Blaisaman in besten and we have travelled and studied, in many other places before deciding to come here." Boyce spoke slowly and steadily to the ArchBishop and Orren, trying to ensure that each word sank into their minds. "How long did you travel and how did you come to be in our city? You have not been seen travelling along the known caravan routes and this makes us curious." Orren was the type of man that dove right for the heart of whatever he wanted to know. He could not engage in side-stepping discussions because they became dull and took too long to reach the information that was desired. "We have been travelling, fairly extensively for almost ten years now. We have been to nearly every part of this continent, always taking routes that were not extensively used." said Lloyd. "Just as our trip from Besten to your city." said Boyce. "We travelled as directly south as we could, going through the Dark Forest, Sedara and Palatka. In fact, we were just leaving Palatka when Urre's government was toppled!" Lloyd wasn't pleased with Boyce telling these two evil clerics about their taking the passage through the Dark Forest. He saw the two men's expressions when Boyce told them that. "How very interesting that you survived passing that inhospitable forest." jeered Orren. "Yes, it was interesting," began Boyce. "but it wasn't as dangerous as our avoiding of the Elkinni slavers." Lloyd felt better now, and more at ease. Boyce was adding some fantasy to the truths that he had told them earlier. He was satisfied that Boyce was handling the situation and so he relaxed more. There was a shaky silence that rippled through the mood in the room. All four men had experienced it, and when it came about, Zoro became spooked and flew out the window and back to the Blue Mansion. As it flew back to the Mansion, Empal was coming down, on the Kenttitian Eagle, to the clearing in the Joenine Forest. Zoro swooped up into the air and after displaying some silly-looking acrobatics, he soared down to the roof tops of the mansion. Only Orren saw Zoro fly out. Boyce an Lloyd were both too busy keeping their thoughts in