Elder Salas lay gravely ill in bed.
At first, it was thought to be just a minor cold, but for an elderly person, even a cold could be fatal.
Elder Salas had been fine on the day he caught the cold, but by the next day, he had fallen ill.
After running a high fever for two days and two nights, and when the fever finally subsided, Elder Salas was left in agonizing pain, barely clinging to life.
Elder Salas told his tribespeople that he was about to die.
The news of the Elder's critical condition quickly spread through all the tribes of the Three-eyed Ape People, even reaching King Dovlo beyond the desert.
King Dovlo prepared to send an envoy to visit the Elder and was deciding on a candidate when an envoy from the Three-eyed Ape People arrived in the palace.
"Basel?"
King Dovlo said in surprise,
"Elder Salas wants only him to go?"
"Yes, your majesty, Logos King."
The Three-eyed Ape People's envoy replied with utmost reverence.
