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What do I do...?

What's that sound?

Moo—!

Huh?

Celery! Onion! Eggplant! Wait for me!

*pant* *pant*... Not a single burdenbeast responded to me the whole way from the ranch to the city... what's going on? Did something frighten you?

Moo—

Tomato! Were you waiting for me at the rear of the herd? Guess the extra care I gave you was worth it!

Just give me a moment to... catch my breath—

Mmph!

Oh, Tomato—

Tomato! Come back! Wait for me!

Moo—

There are a lot of people in the city. It's dangerous to run around like this.

Besides, it's rude to run and make noise in Kereseira's temple.

Moo.

That's right. Good one.

The burdenbeasts... they've stopped. All she did was gently put her fingers on the burdenbeast's head. Even Cauliflower, who's normally the grumpiest...

They say that even burdenbeasts could understand the music that Kereseira played on her harp. I always thought it was just a legend... convinced myself it must be...

I never thought I would actually meet someone who could talk to burdenbeasts for real!

Who... who are you? How do you talk to burdenbeasts? Can you teach me?

Talk? All you need to do is open your mouth... you can do it, can't you?

No, what I mean is, how do the burdenbeasts understand what you're saying—

They don't. At least, I don't think they do.

The girl lifts the finger that was on Cauliflower's forehead. The angry burdenbeast immediately lowers its shoulders and stomps its hooves, preparing to charge.

The girl puts the finger back.

You still have strength left. Impressive.

Are you the herder? Give me another minute. She'll settle down once she's out of energy.

The rest of the herd will calm down once the leader does.

So you just overpowered Cauliflower... with a single finger? So easily? It usually takes four or five strong guys to keep her down, and even that's not a guarantee...

Your name's Cauliflower? Nice name. It suits you well.

*Whine*...

Th-The tile beneath Cauliflower's feet is cracking!

Alright, that should do it.

The girl lets go, and Cauliflower's knees buckle as she lies down on the ground.

Then the girl does it to the rest of Cauliflower's herd, one by one, calming all the burdenbeasts in no time.

That's the last one. Huh?

What's that on your horn?

Thank you for your assistance, our distinguished guest, Cynisca, honored priestess of Lachedamon.

As for the harp you are holding, please give it to me.

It is the harp of Kereseira, belonging to the First Temple, which we have been waiting for.

Titi! Found you at last!

Did you follow the stampede of burdenbeasts to the temple? What happened at the ranch?

I... I just fell asleep at the ranch last night. Then I heard a huge commotion before Mio woke me up, and I saw that the harp was gone...

I saw the burdenbeasts running down the hill, so I followed them and ended up here... was it the burdenbeasts that brought the harp back to the square?

Yes... it's the miracle that we've been waiting for! The true harp of Kereseira!

Now, the only thing missing for the ceremony is the play...

Which isn't so hard. I memorized the Kereseira roles in all the plays. Once we settle on a program, we can find people to play the rest of the roles...

About that—I would like to select the play for this ceremony, in my capacity as the supervisor of the First Temple's completion.

Why are you so serious all of a sudden? What's the play you have in mind?

<i>Kereseira and the Outlander</i>.

You mean... the play that was banned for political reasons, and afterwards remained unperformed even after the ban was lifted because no Minoan wanted to play the role of the outlander?

Yes. It used to be the most popular classical play used in traditional ceremonies.

I will play the role of the outlander.

You don't need to do this. We all know how kind-hearted you are...

No. I want to do it.

I thought long and hard about it last night, and realized that this was my responsibility as a Sargonian, here and now.