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A worried expression appeared on Crispin's face

'They're not like what I expected'

Liala wasn't fussed 'The prophecies say the Lord of Light will appear in the guise of an ordinaryhis servant with hiuardians'

'You could be right'

He peered at the two ht?'

'Don't know,' Liala shrugged 'I'll find out when I meet them'

'Hoill you do that?'

'I'll say I'm Princess Liala and wait for them to reply'

'But he won't use his proper name'

'No He'll say he's the professor It wouldn't be safe to say who he really is The guardians would kill hiaze to the palace on the hill The guardians ruled from there They lived in luxury while the people starved Father called them the Lords of Darkness Father said the people used to choose their leaders and run their own lives Now they had to do as the guardians told theuardians called them the Royal Family They captured the royals when they seized power The Royal Family kept their titles but little else Father was imprisoned and officially dead Mother lived in the palace and was the guardians' er Queen and threatened to kill her children if she didn't do as she was told The rest of the fa as they confined their activities to marine science Crispin and his cousins were fanatical scientists

Liala had no time for science and loved to be outdoors She leant over the workbench to get a better view of the tablet Faint ies had appeared on the screen They ca past the entrance to the sanctuary pool

'Orcas!' Crispin drew in a deep breath

'Are you sure?'

'Yes The dolphins have sensed their presence'

'I'd better take o out there now'

'I have to' Liala reached for her dolphin suit

'Not with orcas aroundit's far too dangerous'

'I don't have a choice, Crispin We've waited years for this et in the way'

'But, they are not just ordinary killer whales The orcas are controlled by the guardiansthat's why they are there'

'That o out and ht' Liala checked her air bottles 'If I don't he will fall into their hands I can't leave it to the dolphins'