But this infinite happiness was not to last, for a few weeks later, the flying creature of Ducas who had brought him back to Castellian, and warned him of an urgent message from his master, informing him that the henchmen of Steplinus were looking for them.
Castellian became extremely tense.
"Then Steplinus is on his way for us."
But Zion shook his head, confident.
"No. He's still stuck in my Zeog's kingdom, well former Zeog. As am I. You can get into that realm, albeit with difficulty, but getting out, without Ideron's permission, is impossible, especially since it collapsed. He has by this triggered the imprisonment spell."
"So, he couldn't get out, therefore, he sends his henchmen."
"Yes."
"I understand. But how can they communicate?
"He is imprisoned, that doesn't mean he has lost his magic. For someone like him, it should be easy to let others know what he wants them to know.
Zion laughed sarcastically.
