After Prince Lyle had calmed down from his emotional outburst, Prince Rhys, Mieu and Wren were able to speak properly with the King of Shusoran.
"It's nothing too much, but Prince Rhys was going to be married to Princess Maia. Where is she?" Wren asked, but the King silenced him, saying that Orakian princes don't deserve Layan princesses. That was when Lyle cut in.
"Actually, Father... I was with Lena, and I was spying on the wedding. Prince Rhys sure loved Princess Maia, so I think he should be allowed to marry her." Lyle said. The King replied that she had been taken past Shusoran, into the town of Cille.
"Now I think about it, Lyle... Lena was the woman who made Prince Rhys' wedding with Princess Maia possible. She was the one who helped Maia sneak out and pay a visit to Rhys every so often. In that case, I will have to allow the marriage to go ahead. It would seem a shame for a bond of true love to be shattered by the divide between Orakians and Layans." the King explained to Lyle. He then turned to Rhys.
"Prince Rhys, you must go ahead and save Princess Maia! The king of Cille is not a nice man, and he could have hurt her! Go forth with my blessing!" the King said to Rhys. The prince thanked him, and then Lyle lead them towards the gate that led to Cille. When they got there, they were stopped by a woman. She had short brown hair, and she was dressed in a white blouse and a dark green skirt.
"Rhys, meet Lena. This is the lady who helped you and Princess Maia fall in love." Lyle explained. Rhys stepped in front of Lena and shook hands with her.
"Well, Prince Rhys! You've certainly grown in strength since I last saw you. I sent Lyle to the cave where the Sapphire was located because I knew he would be of help to you. But, before I can let your party go to Cille, you need to fight for me. Prince Lyle?" Lena said, beckoning to Lyle. He paced in front of her and held his staff in a battle stance.
"Well, Rhys! You heard her - you've got to fight for her. How about a little prince-on-prince scrap?" Lyle said. Mieu and Wren went up to Rhys.
"In other words - NO HELP. A prince-on-prince duel, so it's just you and me." Lyle added quickly. Mieu stepped back. Wren wished Rhys good luck, and then he went to join Mieu.
"Let's duel!" Lyle shouted, swinging his staff at Rhys. He ducked and unsheathed his hunting knife. Lyle swung again, hitting Rhys in the side. The blow didn't affect him too much, for he then swung his knife at Lyle, leaving a wound on his left arm.
"You don't have to turn me into prince-mince! You are allowed to be merciful!" Lyle said, butting Rhys with the end of his staff, knocking him to the floor.
"Ha, call that merciful?" Rhys scowled, picking himself up off the floor and throwing the knife at Lyle. It missed him, but it caught in his cape and pinned him to the wall. Lyle retaliated by throwing his staff at Rhys, where it hit him in the stomach, winding him.
"Mercy? Hardly merciful!" Rhys said, picking up Lyle's staff and charging forward. Lyle could see what was coming, so he tried to defend himself...
"Oh, ouch! Not nice!" Lyle shouted, for Rhys had hit him... er, where it hurts the most. He couldn't do much in retaliation, but he kicked at Rhys, bashing him in the right shin.
"I know. I'm not nice when it comes to duelling." Rhys said, swinging the staff at Lyle and contacting his left shoulder.
"Enough!" Lena shouted. Rhys handed the staff back to Lyle, and then he withdrew his hunting knife from the wall. He sheathed it, and then Lena began to speak.
"Well done to both of you. I couldn't have asked for better."
"Rhys, you sure are a tough cookie. I'd better not get on your bad side." Lyle said.
"I'd better not get on yours, Lyle." Rhys replied. They were about to go in the direction of Cille, but Lena stopped them.
"The land bridge to Cille won't show unless the two moons are in alignment. We must align the moons, and we do that by using the satellite control centre in the Bernink Province." she explained.
"It's in the Weather Station, just past the weather control centre." Wren said. Thanking him for this information, Lena led the party to the main gate of the castle, where they were stopped by the King.
"Prince Rhys! You haven't rescued Maia yet!" he said in shock. Rhys explained that he couldn't get to Cille without re-aligning the moons, and that he needed to go into the Bernink Province to do so.
"Indeed, Prince. Make haste, for the king of Cille does not know mercy. My gate will be open to you, so come back as soon as you have re-aligned the moons." the King said. Rhys thanked him, and then the party went out of Shusoran and sailed back over to Rysel. After a brief respite, the party set off through the passage that lead to the Bernink Province.