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the tall, Temple-Pyramid of Dómpu. Tital circled the plaza and
saw Brilloso below, barking and pushing the horses quickly into
the rear building on the estate where they were camping.
Landing outside on the plaza, he freed his captive, Krun’na, from
the talons that held him firmly in their grasp. Just to be sure that
Krun’na didn’t think about escape, Tital elevated him into the air.
He then waited while each of the other Gigantoraptors landed in
the wide-open plaza. Then each of the captives was brought
over to all be suspended in midair.
“We can feed these men, but what and how do we feed these
hungry beasts?” Bardala asked Tital.
“I think we’re going to have to have big help for this project,”
Tital replied.
“Who are we going to summon to help us?” Jonathan asked.
“Zotz, I believe should be the Spirit we call upon. Mahucutah
is busy watching the boats,” Tital said.
Looking over at the tethered group of Gigantoraptors,
Bardala agreed with Tital, it was going to take a lot of fresh meat
to keep these beasts in good health. At least they were a
fantastic way to get around.
“I am glad we don’t have to buy their food. It would cost a
fortune to feed them. Come on, hold my hands and let’s call on
Zotz.” They stood up, and hand in hand, they called his name
three times asking him to come to them. A short time later, a
circle of sparkling mist formed and out of it jumped Zotz.
“Ah, I think I can see why you need me,” Zotz said while
looking at the large beasts hunkering nearby. “At least I have
everything working smoothly with the Almaya Tribe. The
sailboats are all ready to transport the people to this island. The
whole tribe has been working hard on all the boats. The people