She was beginning to understand why they had put so many steps in the side of the mountain. They didn’t like to be disturbed unless it was important, so they purposely made the journey to their home long and physically exhausting. “Now I know why Leader Paff didn’t send out a search party until forty-eight hours passed,” Guard Lino muttered. “Queen Ann would have to go through all this just to get to the gods.” “Maybe we should take a break when we get to the next cave,” Guard Falon said. “Good idea,” Jaz replied. The three found one in short time and sat down to rest. Jaz stretched her weary legs. It felt good to relax. They were only halfway to the palace, and that was while walking as fast as they could up the mountain. She didn’t relish the idea of completing their trek. But even with all they were going through, they were probably better off than Queen Ann. She opened her telecommunicator and called Paff. After she gave him the update on the search party, she asked, “Have any new developments occurred since we last talked?”
