Chapter 1 The Tonguraan of Shoo - The Traveler

Beaung is a land known far and wide as a land of beauty, having what no other world was to have, green fields, creatures on it's surface, and moisture suspended as in a mist. This world has creatures having intelligence not seen else where, with a devotion to a leader, Pawlaan, his wife Fanleeu, and the child of TONGURA, the Tonguraan Ashootongura, which in tongues means "essence of time."

Who I am, and my presence in this tale is of little importance, for I am, and place importance in TONGURA, I reveal all things from within to without, I am MierOrcalee. I must, in deed, also make mention here that this tale is farther and wider than where I have chosen to begin. For this unusual tale I will begin with the journey of "Srayton" a traveler to the lands of Beaung and Shre-ung.

With the character of an excitable badger, and who, after some time, had developed a passion for criticizing not only the places he found himself visiting, also he enjoyed the art of telling stories that did great damage to the character of all who listened. Unfortunately, in the pursuit of feeding the need to satisfy these tendencies he journeyed to the Kingdoms of Beaung and Shre-ung where he has lingered for quite some time now.

While visiting in Beaung one day, this traveler had claimed "that the King of Shre-ung, the notable King Sansakanter, was a drunken glutton with a bastard for an heir and a slug of a daughter." Declaring; Himself, "This was an unkindness that was of a most cruel nature. While she was really no slug, SURELY the slug should have been spared the greater insult."

There was little truth in any of the traveler's statements, in as much as the son was in fact a regrettable young man, he, was truthfully not fathered by King Sansakanter. The son was later found "accidentally" drowned when he made the mistake of swimming in a puddle with his hands and feet bound together, and a wound in his back that should have been questioned if anyone in the kingdom would have bothered.

This tragedy did not encourage the traveler to extend his sympathies to the King. Instead, he was always inventing fresh accusations to insult this King and these creatures. This wayfarer, a cunning storyteller if ever there was one, even claimed that; "the King has a plan to invade the Kingdom of Beaung." This was surely false, for the traveler didn't know that King Sansakanter is the brother of the other and greater King, King Pawlaan.

The man with the tongue of a serpent was guilty of many further lies and slanders, he even stated "King Sansakanter was fond of eating the flesh of these creatures, even devouring their souls in gluttonous joy." While it is true that the King once ate one of these creatures, he did not do so intentionally. The disgraceful menus were the fault of his chef, "Dregaan", who, as fate would have it, was most skillful in this darkest of culinary arts. He is to be subsequently put to death for his reprehensible "recipes."

Surely, the traveler was again in error when he claimed that the kingdom was so badly governed that, "even I could take control without much of an effort." In fact, the kingdom was not governed at all. Even to imply that there was such a thing as a "kingdom" was somewhat misleading. The question of governance, the very idea is one that is worth pursuing in greater detail before dealing with the "Traveler" any further.

"We are a King, and We know how to rule," said the King.