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In Search of the Soul Stone
Gard walked through the wilderness carrying the body of a wild boar-like creature he had killed. It had waited in hiding for Gard with polished tusks but it had been Gard who had trailed the beast and killed him. It was best to beware with such creatures around but still there had been good hunting this day!
A sound came to Gard's ears at that moment. Wild tolacs! They had cornered big game that was too big for one to take!
It was a person that they hunted. The scent was plain it was a Thunderan. Any person who would fight wild tolacs had to have no fear!
He would judge this fight and perhaps even balance the odds.
In a small glade, stood not just any Thunderan but Lion-O! There was two tolacs and no matter how many times Lion-O waved his sword around to spook them they just kept getting closer. One of the two tolacs jumped and was killed by the Sword of Omens. The other jumped only to be killed by the tomahawk of Gard!
"A good fight, Lion-O." said Gard as he walked into the glade, his kill over his shoulder. "The tolac you killed left some wounds that need binding though." Gard put the carcass down and started to walk away. "Watch it, I shall go find healing leaves and bark!"
"I thought you were in Wilusa! Is Balor with you? Zuvowang? Dalv?"
"We Evabon of the Wilderness come and go as we please, now stay here!"
Lion-O gave a chuckle. Gard considered himself an Evabon of the Wilderness? Well, he did sort of have a clan of his own to look after, Zuvowang and Dalv were co-leaders of the clan. Some thought Gard was just an account but he was real, Lion-O knew that well.
Gard returned with the white soft bark of a healing tree. With that he made a snug bandage for Lion-O. As he bandaged Lion-O's wounds, Gard asked questions.
"Where are the rest of the ThunderCats, Lion-O? How goes the war with Mumm-Ra?"
"As for the first question, we have split up in search of lost cities to see if we can find the Soul Stone in any of them. As for the second we were doing well until the Labinnacs turned the war in Mumm-Ra's favor."
Labinnacs… Gard knew them and had faced them. "Which lost city were you looking for?"
"For Dalriata." Replied Lion-O. "Legend says that it is here in the wilderness! Gard, you've been here for countless centuries! Surely you know where it is!"
Gard picked up the body of his slain game animal and began to cut a piece of meat for himself. "I know where it is but first lunch! You can't expect me to take either of there on an empty stomach!"
Lion-O laughed. "You are something, Gard."
As they ate, the Evabon and the Thunderan continued their conversation.
"Balor is visiting the komrev." Was all Gard said about Balor.
"After the event with that albino is that wise?" asked Lion-O.
"Balor had outwitted Crinan many times and Thulsa is dead!" Gard stood up as he finished his meal. "Come! With all the gold and precious stone in Dalriata's vaults the Soul Stone just might be there!"
Lion-O stared at Gard with wide eyes. "Where are we going?"
"Between Thundera and a boulder-strewn plain there is a flat-topped mountain." Replied Gard.
"But Gard that rock can't be climbed!"
They would see.