the kingdom of Deltora is shrouded
darkness
there once was a time when the belt of
Deltora protected the kingdom from such
evil
it was odd the first king who forged the
belt and affixed the seven tribal gems
to it each gem had a unique in magical
power and United they made Deltora
unconquered
however the gems were stolen and
scattered to seven of the most dangerous
places in the land this was the doing of
the evil Shadow Lord who then conquered
and ruled the land by terror it is in
dark hours that true hope and courage
are born out of this despair a boy would
step forward to defy the Shadow Lord and
search for the seven gems these are the
adventures of lief Barda and jasmine
you all right Jasmine you must be
exhausted my legs feel like jelly and
I'm starving
I want to cry but I don't even have
enough energy for that we're all in the
same boat complaining is only gonna make
us all feel worse I know it doesn't help
but it just feels like this flat line
goes on forever maybe but if we don't
keep going the shadowlord's servants
will spot us once they notice all the
smoke coming from the city of rats
they're gonna come after us that's true
but it still doesn't make sense to me to
run off without a plan Cree could you
help us out fly ahead and see if there's
anywhere safe to hide let's rest a bit
okay at least till Cree gets back
not good look up over there it's a knock
bottle come on we can hide over there
hurry
John
where's cream he should be fine didn't
look like the Akbar but noticed anything
how long do we have to stay like this we
shouldn't move till it's out of sight
when did you become so patient well I've
always been that way like my dad you
know you don't talk much about your dad
he's an honorable man hey since there's
nothing else to do why don't you tell me
all about him huh we can't move until
the off Baba leaves right we've got
loads of time so tell me everything okay
sure but it's kind of hard to know where
to start from the beginning usually
works okay from the beginning
my father
Jared used to live in Dell palace when
he was a little boy even though he was
the son of a servant he and King Endon
were both raised by the same nursemaid
Jared and on how many times have I told
you not to play in the flowerbeds
oh no it's men let's get out of here
hey don't you run away from me you
little rascals Oh thoughts boys the true
boys grew up together in the palace
they played learns and got into trouble
like two brothers
to end on the Prince of Deltora Jared
was the one true friend he could trust
completely
but all of that was about to change
forever
jaren are you awake yeah come with me
quickly the king has passed away it
can't be true no which means Prince and
I will succeed the throne come from how
can he possibly rule the kingdom his
father just died and now he has to take
the throne wouldn't you be nervous if
you were him
Hendon was known throughout the palace
to be a kind and sensitive boy because
of this many felt he was not ready to
rule however as soon as the symbol of
the successor to the King the belt of
Deltora was placed around and Don's
waist the attitudes of the nobles
changed
father I will make you proud incredible
the belt is recognized end on his King
huh thank you brandy you may step back
now yes Mikey
by then the wearing of the belt was no
more than a ceremony by the laws
governing Deltora known as the rule the
belt was to be locked away in the
highest tower of the palace that's so
stupid
keep your voice down
maybe if he'd worn it all the time like
Leif does the gems never would have been
stolen you're right but he was just
following the rule for the first time in
his life Jared - wondered if this was
wise so he slipped unnoticed into the
palace library to read the belt of
Deltora hmm this isn't good every new
ruler has been more powerless than the
one before
pardon the first king of Deltora knew
that the Shadow Lord though defeated was
not destroyed and so he wore the belt
always and never let it out of his sight
father I'm not ready you left me too
soon I can't rule this country without
you
huh Jared please end on I need to talk
to you now what are you doing here you
may be my best friend but even you
aren't allowed to come in here it's
against the rule calm down just listen
to me for a moment it's not right for
the belt to be locked up in a tower you
shouldn't have taken it off you should
wear it as the ancient kings and queens
once did what are you talking about
Jared you've got to get the belt and put
it on let's go
uh I can't you know as well as I do what
the rule says forget the rule it's
nonsense it's just a bunch of dumb
regulations created by all the chief
advisors of the past what's gotten into
you Jared the truth that's what there's
another thing you've got to do what have
you ever seen how things really are
outside the palace walls in the city and
beyond No
you know that well you need to don't you
see you've got to talk to the people you
need to walk among them and gain their
trust if you're their king don't you
think you should do that no of course
not that's forbidden by the rule besides
I know that all as well how sure are you
did you know that not once does the belt
of Deltora say you can't leave the
palace huh but it does say that the belt
is powerless unless you wear it all
we've ever known of the kingdom and its
people is what chief advisor prandine
reported to your father before he died
and is that not enough
chief adviser brandy what are you doing
here what have you gone and done read a
few books and now you think you know how
to rule the kingdom what exactly are you
planning to do seven boy I know you've
been jealous of his majesty ever since
you were a child and now that he has
taken the throne you seek to destroy him
you are the worst type of trade that's a
lie please believe me and Don I was only
thinking of your safety here beware your
majesty he has a knife and clearly
intends to harm you with it villain
traitor guards
you're a liar you framed me was that
Jared what are you two doing
jared is the culprit Jared I don't
believe it
he has a knife which he intended to use
against our king find him
yes Oh Jared why'd you do that now I
know prandine is evil this Majesty's
been attacked he was betrayed by Jared
gern huh that's the tree we use to climb
all the time I know it should be right
here
we used to write all sorts of notes to
each other in code remember all you
gotta do is take out the ELS if you need
me aim high and I will come you should
be able to figure it out alright you be
careful old man
I'm sorry and on I want to help you but
I can't stay here any longer stop right
there oh this really stinks
we're going down a hill that must mean
we're outside the palace walls
that's weird I never notice that fog
before
I don't believe it is this really what
the city looks like
excuse me
Oh
but we saw the city from the palace it
was nothing like this it was beautiful
the City of Dell that Jared and n dawn
used to look at together
was nothing but a lie in illusion
surrounding the palace so they've been
tricked the whole time for years this
evil magic had blinded the eyes of the
kings and queens of Deltora before end
on the Shadow Lord is clever and sly and
to his anger and envy a thousand years
is like the blink of an eye he basically
already ruled Dell but thanks to the
belt he could never attack the palace
directly the spirit of Aden was with
Jared that night for Creon who was also
a blacksmith was the only man in Dell
who would have taken him in
excuse me
thank you very much for saving me
how did you know to do that boy I
learned the art of a blacksmith in the
palace
I think I'll leave now because I don't
want to cause you any trouble but please
if palace guards come around don't tell
them that I was ever here okay they'll
tell you that I tried to attack the King
but I need you to know that's a lie I
could never do a thing like that hmm
from where I said that's a shame
if you had succeeded in ridding this
miserable world of the new king I know
that many in delwood have thanked you
for it this was the state of the kingdom
the king was not loved but hated is it
any wonder as far as his people knew he
lived in luxury behind high walls while
they suffered they did not understand
that he had no idea of their troubles
the guards will not come here I threw
your clothes over a cliff into the sea
and I watched as a group of guards
identified them as yours as far as the
palace is concerned you drowned while
trying to escape do you have any place
to go
well then you can stay here but you'd
have to earn your keep those clothes
you're wearing used to belong to my son
you had a son his life was taken three
years ago his dear wife met the same
fate just before him after their only
child was born she's been living with me
ever since and she's all that I have
left her name is Anna
and so Jared stated old creams Forge
working to earn his keep years past
Jared in an America all Korean died and
Jared took his place is blacksmith Jared
knew it was impossible to contact him
Don directly for prandine saw to all the
petitions addressed to the King never
once showing them to end all himself
Jared's only hope was that end on would
one day go to the hollow tree read the
note and send him the signal every
morning before work Jared would look up
at the tree rising against the misty
cloud on the hill he looked carefully
searching for the glint of the Kings
golden arrow the signal that in dawn
needed him but it was a long long time
before the signal came and by then it
was too late
Jared Jared Oh Emma what's wrong oh I
guess I was just having a nightmare not
to worry
Oh impossible
och Bubba they eat dead flesh and live
for a thousand years
I've heard that seven of them served the
Shadow Lord Himself but what are they
doing here in death I don't know but I
feel that's the tree
there's no mistake about it
of Golden Arrow it's gotta be the signal
from end on after all these years the
time has come it's Shawn brightly and to
my dad that arrow held help Jared trusts
his friend he still believed that
someday his hope will be fulfilled only
now it's Leif who carries that hope with
him I see ok it should be safe I'd say
it was worth the wait wouldn't you let's
hurry before it comes back in spots us
ok Leif wait what about the rest of the
story huh
how did Jared and end on meet up after
that and what happened to them I'll tell
you the rest once we get past that hill
over there well what are you waiting for
let's go
suddenly she seems to be feeling a lot
better
he's right let's go