After arriving back at Tambelon late in the evening, Grogar and Isabelle approached the square and called everyone from their houses. “Citizens of Tambelon! Good news!” Grogar exclaimed.

“We’ve brought food from the neighboring valley! There’s enough for the whole village!” Isabelle shouted. Afterward, she and her husband gave the villagers enough food for a month!

“Alright, Isabelle,” Grogar said, looking at his wife, “we need to eat as well. Head on inside and I’ll make something to eat.” Saying this, Grogar helped his wife to the table and put on some of Gusty’s vegetable soup.

“Are you making some of Gusty’s soup we tried?” Isabelle said, smiling.

“Yes, and I think I may add some potatoes for the baby.”

“Are you sure? Do you think the baby will even ‘enjoy’ potatoes?”

“Who doesn’t enjoy potatoes?”

“I guess you have a point,” Isabelle said while laughing. Afterward, the two got the soup and began to eat.

A few moments later, after they finished, the two headed up to their room and got in bed, since it was sunset. “Good night, darling,” Isabelle whispered softly.

“Good night, Isabelle.” Grogar fell asleep shortly after.

Hours later, the sun rose and Grogar woke up, before going outside to look at his crops. “Still no crops grown or even alive. How can I stop this?” Suddenly, Grogar remembered the words that Orthodox told him. “Maybe my dream was actually trying to tell me something. But the question is: where can I learn magic?”

Meanwhile, far away in Dream Valley, Gusty was in her house when she got a knock at the door. “Come in!” she yelled, looking at the door.

Suddenly, a young gray unicorn with blue eyes and a white mane and tail appeared in the doorway.

“Star Swirl! I wasn’t expecting to see you this early,” Gusty said, approaching the male unicorn.

“I just wanted to check on you. I hear that you recently received visitors from Tambelon.” Star Swirl said, smiling.

“I did, my young apprentice,” Gusty said before opening a sealed door with her magic. “I sensed something… off about the ram who came.”

“What do you mean?” Star Swirl asked, entering the door with his master. When they entered, Gusty and Star Swirl stood in front of a bookshelf with spell books around them.

“I sensed something dark about him.”

“Like he was evil?” Star asked, concerned.

“No, but as though he had conversed with a creature far more dangerous than any other,” Gusty said, before picking up a book titled A History of Equus. She then turned to a page about Orthodox.

“The fallen one?” Star asked, shocked. “You think he is alive? He can’t be. He was banished to the Dark Netherworld millennia ago!”

“I believe that he has found a way to contact the ram,” Gusty said, worried. “I have sensed great potential in this young creature. The fallen one may be trying to use him to release his spirit upon this realm.”

“If he has, then what are we going to do?” Star said, looking to his master.

At the same time, Orthodox was witnessing this from his own lair in another realm. ”So, the unicorns of Dream Valley think they can stop the plans I have for Grogar? I believe it’s time I ‘change the scales’,” Orthodox laughed evilly.

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