Then said the King:

"The gods have spoken hard above the snowy peak of this mountain
Ahmoon."

And Monith said:

"How a man may come to the shore of space beyond the tides of time I
know not, but it is doomed that thou shalt certainly first follow the
beggar past the moon, Omrund and Omrazu till thou comest to the Track
of Stars, and up the Track of Stars coming towards the right along the
edge of it till thou comest to Ingazi. There the soul of the beggar Yeb
sat long, then, breathing deep, set off on his great journey earthward
adown the crystal steps. Straight through the spaces where no stars are
found to rest at, following the dull gleam of earth and her fields till
he come at last where journeys end and start."

Then said King Ebalon:

"If this hard tale be true, how shall I find the beggar that I must
follow when I come again to the earth?"

And the Prophet answered:

"Thou shalt know him by his name and find him in this place, for that
beggar shall be called King Ebalon and he shall be sitting upon the
throne of the Kings of Zarkandhu."

And the King answered: