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Prescot is once more teleported away by the Star Lords, back to Earth. He spends an undisclosed time there, mainly in the United States before being returned to Kregen. He is sent to rescue a group of Djang under attack by slavers and beats them off. From there he returns to the capital of Djanduin, his Kingdom. He receives news that the Empire of Hamal has become even more expansionist and now refuses to sell flying boats abroad, instead purchasing boats from Hyrklana as well.
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Harshur, Trylon of the Golden Wind, a Numim, a race of lion-like men. He perceives Prescot to be "no fighting man", a disguise the later is trying to cultivate in Hamal in order to further his spying efforts. He learns that the Trylon is a supporter of Queen Thylli who had overthrown her uncle, the Emperor and was awaiting her own coronation as Empress.
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Valley and its master, Naghan ham
Farthytu, while he recovers. He leaves the valley but returns soon after to find it once more under attack. Prescot beats of the attackers but finds almost all of the valleys inhabitants killed and Naghan dying. To fulfil the dying man's wish he accepts to take on his dead sons identity and become Hamun ham Farthytu.
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Doghamrei who wishes to marry the Queen and is jealous of Prescot. Prescot is to be dumped from an air ship over the ocean during an attack on two Vallian galleons but manages to escape, save one of the ships, destroy the attacking air ships of Hamal and escape on board of the galleon.
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Instead he encounters his former servant Nulty, now a slave, and frees him. His adventures in the capital continue and he even rescues a
Kovneva, Serea of Piraju, during an excursion to the countryside, unawares that she in reality is the Queen. Prescot too introduces himself by a false name, as Bagor ti Hemtland.
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Migladrin to see how events there have progressed, meets Mog the Mighty, the high priestess of the country again and then returns to Valka to reunite with Delia. Once more he travels to Hamal and, when his flying boat breaks down he makes the acquaintance of the aristocrats Rees
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Prescot continues his journey to the capital of Hamal, Ruathytu, exploring the country in the process, in company of Nulty, servant of Naghan and sole survivor of the valley, disguised as Amak of the Paline Valley. He finally reaches the capital but quickly makes enemies with another noble and is
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Prescot joins the circle of friends of Trylon Rees and continues to pretend to be unskilled in sword fighting while attempting to learn the secrets of the flying boats by night by breaking into the heavily guarded factories. He works in the factories for a while but is unable to discover more.
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