Chapter two

Jacques found himself on a wild goose chase for information on the Karaya clan's whereabouts. He first went to see Franz of Le Buque. Franz knew little about it but could point him in the direction of someone who could, Sgt. Joe of the Duck clan. He went north to see if Sgt. Joe had gotten word from Hugo about their whereabouts. Unfortunately the Karaya clan could not yet give a disclosed location on where they have settled. Hugo could only leave a riddle.

"Follow the setting sun to the place were we all had our finest hour. Then go from were the tallest fallen pillar points and travel till you see the where you can find the music of the wild that never sleeps and head east."

For Jaques the first part was easy, he was talking about the Ceremonial Site, and without a thank you or an answer to the riddle, which was what Sgt. Joe was hoping for, turned and ran as fast as his legs could carry him.

Night was soon upon him as he found himself on the outskirts of the Plains of Amar. Jacques laid on his back and stared at the stars. "It's funny...I never really...took time to stare at...the stars." Jacques murmured.

"Aren't they beautiful," Aila asked.

"..." Jacques tilted his head to the side as to show his confusion.

"...The stars, thier really pretty, right," she asked once more.

"Are you sure we are allowed on top of Thomas' mansion," Jacques asked.

"Hey! You did not answer my question," she scowled.

"... Sorry" He apologized then looked up at the stars, "I guess you could call them pretty."

"Just watch carefully, you never know what is going to happen," she began to say as a shooting star passes by. "Wow did you see that? That was amazing!"

"... Yes" Jacques stated." I heard that if you were fortunate enough witness an event like that then you should make a wish."

"...Really? Well ok, but you make one too." She demanded in a playful kind of way. They both closed their eyes and made a wish. There were a few minutes of silence between the two but they both knew what they wished for, their faces got closer and closer until there lips were about to touch, which was something the two of them had wanted for sometime now, Just when Ace Interrupted the two.

"Wow, where you two just about to... then that means... and then... and what would have happened if I did not come here." he rambled. " Well whatever, you two need to go to bed right now, we have that huge battle in the morning." Jacques looked back at Aila whose face was really red with embarrassment and she ran down to her room, leaving Jacques with a million questions.

It did not take long before Jacques fell asleep to the image in his head.

The next morning he sent out on the trail to his star crossed love. It was only a matter of hours before he reached the ruins of such a undesirable place. Jacques instinctively climbed the only standing pillars. It was there that confusion came into play. Jacques was wise enough to know that the higher elevation would allow him to see all the pillars equally without having to walk and measure every one of them. But there was something odd; all the pillars were the same length. He even got down and measured them and marked the ones that he measured with an arrow, it took to sunset to mark every pillar. Jacques, who was on the pillar once again, looked at the riddle again.

" Follow the setting sun to the place were we all had our finest hour. Then go from were the tallest fallen pillar points and travel till you see the where you can find the music of the wild that never sleeps and head east."

" What does this mean." Frustration was starting to grow in his voice. " What secret are you hiding Hugo?" He asked himself. Jacques folded the piece of paper up and placed it into one of his many pockets as he watched the shadow of the pillar he was on top of grow farther and farther. Finally it hit him like a bolt of thunder. He quickly pulled out his crossbow a shot three arrows into the shadow of the pillar to mark his direction. Then he climbed drown the pillar and set up camp for the night.