the cave.

    "Wow! Topaz. This cave is all... yours?" Glace asked as she saw the cave inside. "Very big for a lone wolf, isn't it?" Topaz asked with a smile. Glace nodded and looked around....

    "So, Glace," Topaz clear his throat. "What took you here?" he asked. "Oh! Uh.... Balto had a strange dream about Aleu. Last night was the second time. So, I'm here to asked you if you believe in dreams or you can tell us what that dream means," Glace explained.

    Topaz stretched himself, "No, Glace. I mean yes, I do believe in dreams. But how could I know what it means..., if you don't tell me the dream?" he said.

    "You mean you can tell me what the dream means?" Glace asked excitedly. "Well, I... I'm not sure about this. Some dream is too difficult to read...," Topaz stopped, thinking something, "Or you can tell me the dream now. And about... three days. Three days after this moment, if Balto had a dream like this again, you come here..., it will be good if Balto comes too. I'll tell you about the dream. But, if he didn't have a dream like this again, it may be only a common dream, you still have to come here... to tell me that it was just a dream. What do you think?" he continued.

    "Okay, fine. So, I'll tell you the dream...," Glace said, and then, she began to tell Topaz about Balto's dream....

    After Glace finished telling the dream. Topaz showed a little serious face, "Well. This is kinda hard to tell you in a short time. But still, three days from now, you come here. Oh! and don't forget to bring Balto with you," he said. "Thanks for your help, Topaz," Glace said with a smile. "So, anymore problems, Glace?" asked Topaz. "Um..., no, thanks again for asking...," Glace answered. "So, uh.... I have to go now. See you later, Topaz," she continued. "Good luck, Glace. See you later," Topaz said with a smile. And Glace walked out of the cave.

    About twenty minutes later. Glace ran back to the boat, and found Balto sitting at the another side of it, looking outside.

    "Balto," Glace called silently, but Balto didn't turn to her, as if he didn't hear her. Glace called him again, louder. But he still didn't respond her call.

    "Balto!" Glace called Balto again loudly. Balto quickly turned to her. "Glace? I'm sorry. I just thinking of Aleu," said Balto. "It's okay, Balto," Glace said "Uh... Where's... Jenna?" she asked.

    "She has just gone home. Why do you ask?" asked Balto. Glace smiled and said, "I have a news, Balto. I went to Topaz. And he told me to take you to his cave in the next three days."

    "What!? What for?" Balto asked nervously. "Calm down, Balto. Topaz just want to tell you about the dream himself," Glace answered.

    "But...,"

    "Come on, Balto. Nothing is scary there. All you need to do is to see if you have the same dream again. If you or anyone have a dream like this again in these three days, we would go to Topaz and see what he could tell us. Or if your dream is only a common dream, we would go to Topaz and tell him that it's just a dream. What do you think?" Glace explained before Balto could finish. Balto thought something for a moment, "I uh...," he hesitated to answer.

    "All right, Glace. I'll go with you," Balto finally made a decision....

Chapter 8 : The Broken Promise

    Next sunrise at Sotara's cave. Nebbia shook Sotara to wake him up. Sotara opened his eyes and saw her uneasy face, "Nebbia? What's wrong?" he asked. Nebbia hesitated for a moment before she said, "Your uncle, Sotara...."

    "Uncle Boha? What's happened, Nebbia?" Sotara quickly got up and asked worriedly. "Sotara. He... He's not breathing," Nebbia said uneasily. Sotara quickly ran to where Boha was, "Uncle Boha!" he shouted, but his uncle showed no response, he just laid there still, motionless.

    Sotara slowly walked closer to Boha, "Uncle Boha," he called softly, but still no response. Tears now poured down from the brave dinosaur's eyes.

    Suddenly, Boha's eyes slowly opened, "So... tara," he called weakly. "Uncle Boha?" Sotara asked in a soft tone. "Sotara.... Don't cry.... You know that... somehow... somehow I have to go...," Boha said, and then he stopped. "You still... remember what you... promised me...?" he continued. Sotara just nodded, a little smile was shown on Boha's face before the pain made it suddenly disappeared.

    "Sotara.... I'm so proud... that I adopted you.... And I... I'm so glad to... to see my... boy a... again. You... have done well... without me... for years. I'm sure... you... can... go on," Boha tried so hard to squeeze his words out. Sotara didn't say anything, his soul really was begging his uncle to carry on, and not to leave him, but from what he saw, Boha wasn't going to make it. So he just nuzzled him.

    Boha again gave Sotara a little smile. "Good bye..., my son...," after the last sentence was spoken, Boha's head fell to the ground, his eyes closed, and he stopped breathing.

    "Uncle Boha. Uncle Boha!" Sotara tried to wake Boha up, but there was nothing responded his call, not even a breath. Tears streamed down Sotara's face, he nuzzled Boha's lifeless body for a while. "Uncle Boha...!" he roared out loudly in sorrow, and returned his head to Boha's corpse.

    Though he knew that any words he was about to say can never be heard anymore, but he cannot help. He whined into his dead uncle's ear, "Uncle Boha, I haven't got a chance to tell you this. You are my only parent, like a father I've never had. Though you have gone now, I shall not forget you, for you gave me, a helpless infant, a chance to live..., father."

    Nebbia, who stood and watched everything not so far from Sotara also could feel the pain. A drop of tear slowly rolled down from her eye. "I'm sorry about your uncle, Sotara," she said in her mind before she walked deep into the cave.

    "What's happened, Nebbia? I heard Sotara roaring," Aleu, who had just woken up asked Nebbia what's happened as she came inside the cave room. Nebbia stopped for a moment, before she said, "Sotara's uncle had just passed away."

    Aleu gasped silently to herself, and tried to make her way to Sotara. But Nebbia stopped her, "Do not disturb him, Aleu. Just leave him alone," said she....

    Blinded by fury, Sotara forgot what he had promised his uncle, he got his head up from Boha's body. "Aliwal! I will kill you!" he roared, and ran off the cave.

    Nebbia and Aleu startled as they heard Sotara's roar. They quickly ran to the cave entrance and saw Sotara running deep into the forest. Both Nebbia and Aleu tried to called Sotara back, but it was too far for Sotara to hear them.

    Nebbia sighed, "We're too late."

    "We must follow him," Aleu said and going to run out of the cave. "Not we, Aleu. Just me," Nebbia stopped her.

    "But Nebbia...,"

    "Aleu, it's too dangerous for you out there...," Nebbia interrupted. And they two said nothing for a second. "I don't want anything happens to you, and I believe Sotara don't too," Nebbia continued. Aleu let out a sigh and with an anxious expression on her face.

    "Don't worry, Aleu. This won't take so long.... Oh, and Aleu, in case you need food, I keep some inside, you can have them while I'm not here. I have to go," Nebbia said, prepared to go out.

    "Good luck, Nebbia," Aleu said with a little smile on her face. Nebbia gave back a smile, and followed Sotara....

    In the evening at the river. Aliwal was walking, finding somewhere big enough to sleep.

    Suddenly, someone roared out his name. He turned his head to the left, and then to the right, but he saw nothing, so he looked down, and saw a young Herrarasaurus growling at him. "You again? Yesterday, I just let you live. Or do you want to end your life with this age?" asked Aliwal.

    "I don't care if my life would end now or not! You killed my uncle, I won't let you get away with this," Sotara roared, trying to keep his voice as stable as he could, for sorrow was now shaking his voice very hard. However, his trial was in vain, Aliwal could noticed his emotion, anyway. He chuckled evilly, "So, young one. Stop shedding your tears and start fighting. Show me what you got."

    Sotara suddenly leapt at Aliwal, but he had been hit hardly with Aliwal's gigantic tail before he could reach his destination. And just before he could get up, Aliwal fastly grabbed him in his mouth, and crushed him into a large boulder at the mountain base nearby. At that point, Sotara was knocked so hard that he didn't show any response. Aliwal walked to Sotara's unmoving body, put his foot on him, that caused Sotara to yelp out in pain. Aliwal lowered his head to Sotara, smiled a little, "Such a pitiful thing. I won't let my teeth dirty finishing you," he growled mockingly. Then, he again grabbed Sotara with his large jaws, and threw him down into the