Two moons had already passed by and only one was remaining for Babida the lumberjack and his crush the young maiden Suzie to be united for life.
The morning started joyfully. The birds over the sky of Okunde sang the most mesmerizing melodies ever sung, for the most beautiful young miss of the Batang empire was going soon to tie the knot with the second mightiest man in the land, the killer of the Monster of the forbidden mountain, Babida.
Though the latter was thinking about the big moment, he managed the best he could to fulfill his stateman's duties.
Governor Babida had risen from his bed before dawn and rushed to his office to deal with some hot paperwork.
In the complete silence of his bureau, he was trying to find a solution against a looming danger upon the empire. His predecessor, the late Governor Kola Il, had started to study the case and made it a top defense topic.
