line while in their hosts' presences, but this effort of their's appeared to be to no useful avail. Orren had come right out to them and told them both about his idea behind a prophesy that they had been given. Manguino sat back and studied the men's expressions but didn't see too much that was odd or revealing. "I must tell you both that we do not like your presence in Phoride. We do not trust you, but in so long as you keep to what you have been doing you will be tolerated." Boyce felt like laughing and he had to ask the cardinal exactly what he meant. "I meant to say, " Orren replied. "that you will continue to teach in accordance to those rules and methods, as are followed by other learning institutions, within our domain. No personal thoughts or opinions concerning the certain 'questionable' topics, will be allowed." "You two are doing fine as academicians but we do not want to find that treason is being discussed at the mansion." added Manguino. Boyce and Lloyd said nothing, they just bowed their heads in submission, necessary as a sign of protocol. They stood up and bowed to the ArchBishop and waited for their dismissal from his office. Following a few moments of intense glaring between themselves, Manguino gave them leave and they left. Orren walked around to the front of the desk and made his way to the window and looked down to the interior of the quadrangles where many novices reclined, near the fountain. "Can you believe their supposed travels?" Orren asked but more as a statement. "You never know with the human animal, my loyal friend. Men have lied since their dawning. There is no such thing as truth, only variations of an accepted lie!" commented Manguino. "We should have asked how they survived their passage through the Dark Forest." said Orren, then he gave a little laugh. "Maybe the gremlins helped them through." Whatever the case may be, Orren, I am not certain that they should be totally mistrusted. They do not appear to have a threatening quality about them." "I still believe that we should keep them both under surveillance for a while." "Alright. Do that, for your own benefit and arrange for me a social evening. I want to celebrate my safety." Orren wanted to disapprove his request but he knew that Manguino would only get someone else to do it for him. He agreed and left the ArchBishop's presence, to carry though with the order. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX When Boyce and Lloyd returned home, Zoro flew down to his master's shoulder from the mansion's roof top. "Zoro! There you are!" said Boyce. He had wondered what had become of him, at the cathedral. They went into the house and soon found Empal waiting for both of them in the room that was Brook's viewing den. He had come in through the underground passage from the Joenine Forest. "Empal, our dear friend!" said Boyce, and he and Lloyd shook hands with him.