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“Let’s get unloaded. Ek Chuah, show my dad and uncle
where the portal door is located and park the trucks nearby.
Then, they can help Viviana funnel the animals into the Portal
door,” Tital instructed.
“The entrance to the Portal door is in a box canyon, it will be
perfect for what you want done with the horses,” Ek Chuah told
them as they unloaded the horses and Lentito. “When we need
the other Portal door opened in Dómpu City, I will contact Zotz
for you to see to it that the door is opened on time. I will have
this side of the portal system opened and ready within the hour.”
Tital mounted Centella, and as Brilloso started down the
sandstone rocky path, he told the crew, “Let’s move out.”
It took an hour and twenty minutes to ride around the huge
herd of horses and burros. Once to the south of the herd, Moka
and Eegh started pressing the herd to move northerly. Brilloso
started his barking, getting the rapid attention that caused the
mares to gather their colts next to their sides, and steadily move
north.
Jonathan was riding the flank with Lena who asked over the
radio, “What are those magnificent animals?”
“They’re pronghorn antelope, I can see two males and six
females,” Jonathan radioed back.
“Tital said I could pick some other animals to take back to
Vivia. Jonathan, please can you control them, so we cou