The man had shadowy, iron-hard eyes, a shaved scalp and a short
neatly-trimmed black beard.  He wore black leather low-boots, leather
breeches, and a black leather vest over a white cloth tunic.  Akfek
overheard the officer speaking to the man.  "An airship will be heading
back to Doma soon.  We'll take you there and officially enlist you..."
but the conversation grew dimmer and dimmer to Akfek's ears as he
approached 'The Prince.'

Soon, Sascha and Akfek reached 'The Prince', and while Sascha boarded the
airship, Akfek paused.  He glanced at the town one more time and thought to
himself, "I walked out of Zozo with nothing.  I walk in again with an
empire."  Then, he turned and boarded the airship.  At once, 'The Prince'
departed for Doma and left the dreary, raining town behind.

'The Prince' descended and parked beside a group of other airships when it
arrived at Doma.  Soldiers equiped with Magitek Armor could be seen hauling
weapons and bombs outside to the airships.  The airships themselves were
tended by many soldiers.  There were soldiers crawling all over the
airships employed in work of all sorts; some soldiers fitted the airships
with bombs and missiles, while others were engaged in the usual drills.

Outside the castle, soldiers equipped with Magitek Armor could be seen
lifting blocks of concrete and patching up the areas where there were holes
and other parts of the castle that had collapsed.  As Sascha and Akfek
entered Doma, the soldiers inside the castle ceased their activities and
immediately knelt before them.  On Akfek's command, they rose again and
resumed with their previous work.  Sascha and Akfek continued to the throne
room where McArthur was awaiting their arrival.