my name is Lee I'm on a quest to save
Deltora I've been to the most dangerous
corners of the land to get the Topaz the
Ruby and the opal oh come on don't you
think you're exaggerating slightly yes
man I mean how many times did I have to
save your butt I helped a bit - Barda
Billy Kree okay it's true I never would
have gotten this far without my friends
but we've still got four more gems to
find next up
the shifting sands
hey leave hmm they're really good dry
one those trees over there we're
complaining they had too much fruit on
them so I figured we could help them out
by eating some of it yes hmm
bunch of vagabonds give me back my
apples get that back right now
sorry we didn't know they belong to
anyone I guess it's our mistake well now
you know and you better give them back
to me before I get angry okay
two four six where are the others I'll
have them all back every last one of
them they must all be accounted for
every single apples or I'll never be
able to fill my quota that means it if
you stole nine apples I want I napple
back sorry but we're not gonna be able
to give all nine of them back all it's
left of three of them are these cores
you got understand it's just that we're
really hungry so we ate them sorry ah
you say you ate
you thought I was all alone didn't you
you figured it would be easy to steal
from a little old lady my guards are
small but many and that there's one in
my command now we will scrap off and
sting mismo watch your back wait we can
explain why are you stealing my hold on
you're not gonna take all of that are
you that's too much for just three
apples hmm you'll keep quiet and no
sudden movements you see it doesn't take
much to make my be soldiers angry why
even I have to use smoke to calm them
down when I take honey from their
glorious hard smoke controls them you
may come home now my brave little guard
let this be a lesson to you and all your
vagabond friends man that was even
scarier than crossing the Broad River
what's wrong what did I say from the
looks of it I take it the three of you
have come from somewhere far away I wish
you good luck on your journey oh well
thank you
Wow
queen bee nectar all of us guards used
to drink queen bee back at the palace I
remember it gives quite a jolt of energy
when you're feeling tired so this is
where it comes from and that must have
been queen bee yourself how long is it
gonna take us anyway don't tell me
you're tired I'm so hungry
once we get to rithmere we'll eat like
kings is it just me or does it seem like
everyone's going in the same direction
yeah you're right Jasmine and we've got
to go that way to riff Mears on the way
to the shifting sands I think maybe we
should go into town what really we won't
stand out as much there and we might
even be able to make some money make
money we'll need some more cuz you gave
all we had left to that old lady step
right up folks anyone interested in a
little cash before getting to rithmere
nui just say whether you're ugly pretty
or something in between I don't care who
you are where you're from if easy money
sounds like music to your ears that let
me serenade you oh you got to do is be a
bird folks ladies and gentlemen we have
a player a bird lover a girl after my
own heart
how would you like to win some money
honey no thanks
I don't want to play your game besides
I'm pretty sure I don't have enough
money all I've got left is this one coin
no no that fine silver coin will get you
in the game and that is where you want
to be I groped for well what if I told
you you could turn that lonely coin of
yours into five or even ten silver coins
you heard me right folks two things I
never lie about Matt's money and money
put a coin on any number if the arrow
lands there that's how many coins you
win so easy your grandma can do it and
believe me if she were here she would
but what if the arrow lands here you're
asking you win this beautifully
hand-carved bird let me make you rich
all you have to do is beat the bird to
win big look at that his bird is
spinning the wheel if I played I would
have picked number four oh look at that
that was a good topple if you'd made
that wager just now I would have lost
four silver coins it guess he should
have been huh
but there's no reason to stop at four if
you think about it no way you could get
off six or even ten times what you bet
now couldn't you
hey I'm gonna give it a try I'm going
putting mine on ten
hey Barda what do you say we play yeah
why not hmm I suppose one coins not
enough to feed us all anyway oh there
you go my good man another lucky winner
give me that innocent look birdbrain
you wanna put us out of business you
really think we should play I don't know
what do you want to do let's just watch
Abed longer
are you hungry filly hang on we're gonna
get something to eat soon all right all
event took place here we go
oh no I lose again you're hopeless first
that'll teach me to go into business
with a dumb next time it's a monkey so
help me oh what a shame
you've just won yourself a wonderful
carving of my amazing bird all right
this time it's gonna stuff on ten come
on make it happen come on Lady Luck make
it ten a round and round the wheel she
spins you're the bird let's see who wins
where it stops only the bird knows oh
that's the most unusual
it seems the marvelous bird is one once
again oh well you can't win them all you
haven't lost you've won a beautiful
wooden birdie chip chip alright let's
get out of here you're right now this is
your last chance for today my bird wants
to move on soon I'm gonna give me a jab
hey Julie okay everyone this is your
last chance
he just stole our buddy
he was controlling the wheel the whole
time
Hey
guys sure got a lot of nerve well he got
what was coming to him
I wonder what they're celebrating
everyone's so happy
that's one way to make firewood he gives
me the creeps I don't think we're gonna
make any money here which means we can't
buy food hey don't tell me that I get
mean when I'm hungry oh well we're broke
we can't buy anything wait a minute look
at that champion in official in of the
games for competitors only bed and board
shockingly low rates what do you think
that'd be a great idea leaf if we
weren't completely broke that is that's
not what I'm talking about look at the
other side huh
the rythme our games come one come all
test your strength and skill every
finalist gets 100 gold coins and the
grand champion will receive 1000 if all
of us became finalists we'd have 300
gold coins then we could buy enough food
to really stuff ourselves right you bet
let's go check it out hey Manfred you
ever think of signing up for these are
you crazy
that'd be suicide but I do like watching
them that's for sure at least during the
games we know there won't be any great
guards lurking around for once you hear
that that's just one more reason why
coming here was a good idea
even grey guards know better than to
interfere with the games they turn a
blind eye over the Baron don't come
poking around the games need too much to
the people a thousand gold coins or even
a hundred can you imagine what we could
buy with that kind of cash
you know I've got a really good feeling
that this year we're both gonna get to
the finals can't argue with that
and I think I've got a pretty good
chance too last year that vixen Brianna
of Lee's beat me but this year I'll be
doing the tripping I don't get it
interesting sounds like it's some kind
of wrestling competition anyway for the
two of us to get to the finals this year
it'll be like taking candy from babies
yeah cuz I hear last year's champion got
the money and just took off somewhere
without telling anyone I guess once you
got those thousand gold coins in your
hand it's really hard not to want to
keep them all for yourself seems like
none of the champions ever go back home
huh oh that's true but you wouldn't do
that now would you or win it just like
you know that I wouldn't do that either
remember they're all starving at home I
haven't forgotten how only the worst
coward would run off and abandon their
people I'd rather throw myself into the
shifting sands did she just say shifting
sands the champion in this is it
well let's go in
you
good afternoon I'm mother brightly the
proprietress of this Inn and possibly
your hostess all right please forgive me
but before we continue I must ask if you
are official competitors in the games or
not we'd like to be ma'am but the
problem is we haven't found out where to
register yet
Oh well then you've come to the right
place just leave everything to me
we don't have any money but we can work
to repay you like if we mop the floors
or wash dishes or something
don't be ridiculous you must rest and
eat so you can do your best competitors
don't pay at the champion in is this
woman for real but of course my dear
if any of you are so lucky as to be
finalists then you'll receive a handsome
reward you can easily pay me back with
part of that money that sounds fair
and if you are not so fortunate I
wouldn't want to take anything from you
in any case it wouldn't seem right to me
if you'd be so kind
I'll need to get your names and
hometowns please right of course you
will my name is my name is Barry and I
come from Bush town Bush town you say I
must admit I'm not familiar with that
town yeah it's a pretty small place up
north and these are my friends birdy and
twig the two of them come from bush town
- how nice very well then now follow me
I'd like to get you to your rooms and
that's alright with you
first things first please hand over all
your weapons it is forbidden to carry
weapons in the champion in I will return
them at the end of your stay you as well
young lady what are you talking about
I don't think you're gonna get anything
past her birdie
hmm good now it's time for your checkup
this way please
you need some food and rest but
otherwise I'd say you're all strong and
healthy I believe you should do well
tomorrow I thought so when I first saw
you which leads me to the last question
what are your special talents huh well
I'm really good at climbing trees I can
balance on high limbs swing and jump
from really high up
excellent birdie I'll put you under
agility and how about you Barry
hang on I'm guessing your talent would
be strength I can tell just by looking
am i right uh-huh
as expected yeah what about you twig um
well I can i'd say it's his speed my
friend is very fast he can jump duck and
dodge mm-hmm
perfect twig of Bush town speed is your
talent well well agility strength and
speed why the three of you really are a
fine team now I will ask you to wait
here a moment
she's something else but what's the deal
with my name how come I had to be twig I
think it kind of fits you're skinny like
a twig whatever birdie I wasn't gonna
tell that lady our real names huh by now
there's a strong possibility that news
is spread through Deltora both the three
of us and what we've done
sorry for having kept you all waiting so
long hmm do not take these armbands off
even to sleep they mark you as official
competitors show your special talent and
entitle you to food drink and entrance
to the games do you hear that filly
we're gonna be eating soon you'll want
to meal I take it and then some rest
after your long journey here's your room
key
oh one last question mother brightly yes
what exactly are the Rif mere games all
about it's a test of survival shelters
most fearless fighters come here to
compete against one another test of
survival indeed the participants put
everything they have into it which is
what makes the game so exciting
oh I'm so hungry I could eat up muddling
these guys don't look too happy to see
us not really what I call a warm welcome
that stranger
hmm hey that's mine this is gonna do so
good isn't it Wow I can't remember the
last time I felt so good after a meal I
don't know about you but I'm worried
about the fights tomorrow yeah I don't
know if this is a good idea if we get
hurt we might not be able to continue
with the quest don't worry I've got an
idea what kind of idea hmm as soon as
we're all done eating we'll just tell
that old lady thanks but no thanks huh
yeah I'm sure she'll understand
we'll say sorry for the trouble but
something came up and we need to go home
hmm mother brightly maybe she went to
bed this in looks more like a dungeon
Hey look over there
an exit it's locked on the outside
that's weird
yes it is let's go back to the main
entrance mother brightly we'll probably
be working behind the front desk mm-hmm
what's going on this wasn't here before
Hey is anyone out there and won't open
look a look on the outside wait that
means we're trapped we're in like it or
not
Oh