• The Prouds 196

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Jarvis crossed the desert between the land of the Prouds and
Cintana, thinking of nothing but revenge. After days of
continuous exhausting travelling, during which he only
stopped to eat or have some sleep, he arrived at the walls of
Cintana. The view of the capital would petrify any man,
except Jarvis, who saw it for the first time, because he
feared no one.
He dismounted from Genos, put on his brown cloak, and
covered his mouth, nose, and entire face below his eyes
with the black cloth, so that no one of the soldiers of Widea
could recognize him. It was not because of cowardice, but
he wanted to make sure that his plan did not fail, as would
happen if any of Widea’s soldiers found out that he was
one of the Prouds. The plan was very difficult as it was him
alone against an entire kingdom with its king, prince, army,
and soldiers.
After that, he rode his horse again, headed to the
main gate of Cintana, and entered the city.
As soon as he entered, he asked a pedestrian
eagerly, “Where is Fitoma Palace?”
The pedestrian gave him directions. Jarvis went
there and stopped by the gate of a huge magnificent palace
built with huge blue stones.
He approached a bystander, “Where is the nearest
inn to the palace?”