Chapter 2: A Sage from the Great Beyond
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     Umaro slept peacefully on his cave's floor.  His dreams were
pleasant dreams of Mog and himself on great adventures.  But
then, Mog's image faded and Umaro saw himself standing across
>from  an old man who wore glasses and a cloak.  He noticed the
man's abundance of flowing white hair on his head and chin.

     The old man spoke.  "Umaro."

     The sasquatch was confused.  This dream seemed too real.  He
felt the ground beneath his feet and he smelled an aroma he had
never smelled before, enter the cave.

     "Umaro.  I am the sage, Tellah.  I come to you from the
great beyond.  What you smell is my dimension."

     Umaro was frightened.  He took a few steps backward, but
bumped into something hard.  When he looked to see what it was he
was unable.  He felt the shape and could tell it was his bone
sculpture of Mog.

     Too scared to say much else, he muttered, "Uhhhh."

     A small chuckle escaped Tellah's mouth and then he continued
with what he was saying,"Do not be afraid, timid sasquatch.  I
have not visited your world to harm you.  Rather, I would say, to
ask a favor of you."  Umaro's fear stifled a bit with these
words.

     "I have been appointed by a force, more powerful than you
can imagine, to tell you that there are three friends of Mog's
who will be waiting in Maranda.  If you were to ask them why,
they couldn't give you an answer.  I have subconsciously told
them to wait.  But, they will not wait for long.  This is why you
must hurry to Maranda."

     Umaro took Tellah's words in slowly and asked, "Uhhhh...
why, boss?"

     "There is a mission they plan to take on. They need your
power or they will fail." Tellah explained.

     Umaro understood.  He did not know why he understood or why
he was agreeing to meet them there.  Yet, he had a feeling deep
inside that the mission they were about to be on was now also his
mission.  So, he nodded so the sage would know he agreed with
what was just said.

     Without another word, Tellah's image returned to the great
beyond and Umaro woke up.