"You know your history quite well, my friend. I must tell you, in this other world the SHEER still exists. Ned will be sent to this other world to stop Cyrus; but first, he has to find the SHEER for it is the only weapon capable of defeating Cyrus. Ned is the chosen one because you, yourself, made him the chosen one. You were the one that gave him the emblem needed to travel between worlds. He will only be able to return when he has defeated Cyrus and gotten the other half of the emblem.

"Cyrus, also, knows that Ned will be coming carrying the emblem needed. I am sorry I cannot tell you what the emblem is; that is something you must find out. Now, when, Ned arrives Cyrus will surely send his men to attack him. Cyrus wants to use the emblem to transfer himself between realms. He will be hoping to take Ned’s half and combine it with his own. I suggest you help prepare Ned for fierce battle. Ned will have the Northern Alliance on his team for I have already told them of his arrival."

Gordd interrupted, "When will the winds come to take him away?"

"Gordd…that is something I cannot tell you. The Book of Fate prevents me from telling you this. I can tell you; however, that as soon as the Winds of Change come he will be taken away…not a minute later. You must accept what is to be. Gordd, I want you to tell Ned that when the time comes to find the SHEER he must first search in the Haunted Lands, and then he must search in the Elven Kingdom." Jared's look of seriousness when speaking upset Gordd. Gordd knew Jared wasn't joking about where Ned had to venture.

"The Haunted Lands! Are you crazy! Going into that place is suicide. No, going into that place is worse than suicide. At least, with suicide you die a fast death, and don’t suffer the torture you suffer in the Haunted Lands. Very few people traveling, through the Haunted Lands have been able to make it out alive. I fortunately was one of the few. I would never go there again if my life depended on it!" Gordd shouted. Gordd didn’t like what Jared had just revealed that needed to be done in order for Ned to win and survive.

"I told you, you wouldn’t like it." A small buzzing sound was heard.

"What was that?" Gordd questioned.

Jared dug into his pant pockets, and pulled out a small pocket watch. It was not a normal pocket watch with numbers on it; it had symbols on it instead of numbers. "Oh, that’s just great. I am sorry, Gordd. I am afraid I must go. It seems there is a new passage in the Book of Fate. Keep in mind what I told you; do not tell Ned he is going to be sent away. I cannot tell you when Ned will be sent away but I must tell you it will be very soon. Until then you must train him in anything you know. So long, High Wizard. I shall speak to you when this is over." Jared got up shook Gordd’s hand and walked out into the hallway. Gordd ran after him. Jared whispered one last thing before he left, "Think back nine years. That is when Ned received the emblem..."

"Wait, Jared." But when Gordd got into the hall Jared was already gone.

When Ned came home that night, Gordd was in the spot where Ned had found him earlier. Again, Gordd was reading a book. He looked up as he heard the door shut. "Hello, Ned. Can you go get your brother for me? He said he would be at the tavern." Ned nodded then headed out the door.