As Lintu paced back and forth at the edge of the forest there'd was a sudden movement from behind it's shadow was much larger then he was and Lintu did not notice it until it was too late and suddenly .

Lintu felt a grasp around his neck and he grimaced .He fell not being able to scream as the shadow moved away undisturbed .The XIM had attacks stopped as their spaceship had suddenly then to encounter the comet but the comet continued on it's course .

Wmi had asked of his own people how much the planet was in ruined now .' Half now,' came a report ,but for some unknown reason trees in fact and grass growth were not harm as if they were protected .'

' Or shielded,'offered Wmi .

Adios,Quin,and Evenlynne returned too the tallest tree too see how to Dalel'n was doing he'd had climbed down and when they saw he was resting at the bottom of the tree his eyes closed

Suddenly another ran up to them ,' Dalel'n wake up please ,' he opened his eyes ,' I have sad news to report. I went up too see Lintu and he told me he was going to guard the forest but when I arrived he was dead .'

' You are ? ' asked Evenlynne .

' His son, Tinu.'

to be continued .