Li Si knelt before Grizo, who hovered above her, flapping his wings lightly. Her training had come to an end and it was time for her to bid farewell to her monstrous teacher. Grizo descended to the ground and stood in front of her, observing her closely.

"You may stand," was all he said.

Li Si stood up and bowed. Grizo reached over to his belt and removed the sword that hung from it. "Please take this blade with you. You will probably need it when you face your enemy."

Li Si reached over and removed the weapon from his hands. She unsheathed it partially, staring at the magnificent glare of the sunlight on polished metal. Sheathing it again, she placed the weapon at her side and bowed again. Grizo than flapped his wings and perched himself on a large tree branch. At this moment, Raja made his way over to her.

"Before you go, I'd like to give you a little pointer for your quest."

Li Si raised an eyebrow at the monkey-like creature. "Oh?"

"Please, look into water." Raja bent his head over so that Li Si could see the small basin in his head.

Li Si stared into the motionless water for a few moments. It then began to bubble and darken, eventually forming an image. Li Si saw a set of mountains. For a few moments Li Si stared at the image, racking her brain trying to remember the place. It all came back to her, causing her to stamp her foot on the ground.

"I know those mountains!" she exclaimed. She paused for a moment, and then knelt down and whispered something in Raja's ear. He nodded and Li Si looked into the small pool of water in his head again.

Once again, the water boiled and darkened and eventually an image appeared in it. Li Si saw a familiar place, an old village where she briefly lived. However, the house in the image was not as she remembered it. In fact, the antique brick structure had been completely razed to the ground. There was no sign of life anywhere around it. Li Si grew pale, but quickly composed herself.

Wiping away a single tear from her, she took a deep breath. "Thank you, Raja."

"Anything wrong, Ri Si?"

She shook her head. "No, nothing."

Li Si then got up and, without saying a word, started gathering her belongings together for the trip home.