A Shafran couple is walking through an alley; there was no moon in the sky and the flames that illuminated the main street they came from were not enough but they didn’t need it because their path was already planned. The female easily found the door handle in the darkness, and she looked to her partner and knocked on the door three times.

‘The light will guide us.’ She spoke with a soft voice.

To their right, behind them, a door opened, and a small child called for them.

‘Over here, come.’ The child spoke while waving his hand.

The two of them looked at one another and followed the child inside. As they entered the door, it closed behind them. When they looked behind them, a Chatzi male with a strange wooden stick on his hand was with his hand on the door.

‘You can go; it will start soon.’ He nodded at the couple.

‘Let’s go.’ The child called.

They continued to follow him up to a larger room where more people were gathered. Up from him, an old Chatzi male was on top of some wooden boxes, and behind him there was a young Shafran female brushing her hair, leaning against the wall.

‘Hello, my name is Eli Blau; don't be afraid; you are not alone; the majority of you here are new, all children ready to know about their savior, the goddess Ariadne, who is making the border territory the best place to live in the whole kingdom.’ Eli spoke while looking into their eyes.

‘For those that don’t know, my name is Avi Acker, and my father is the leader of the Acker Company.’ He stepped forward and stood between Eli and the crowed.

‘Ho, did you really go to the new duchy capital? How is there?’ An middle-aged Shafran spoke.

‘It wasn’t easy to walk around the city; if it wasn’t for that woman over there that recognized me, I don’t think I would be here to be totally honest with you.’ He pointed at the Shafran female leaning against the wall.

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‘Why is that?’ A young lady looked at him confused.

‘Because they want to stay hidden as long as possible, but that would be difficult if it weren't for the fact that it is dangerous to go there if you don’t have a proper scort in the first place. Goblins and orcs attacked me multiple times inside the duchy.’ For a moment, he expressed fear while looking at the young lady.

‘But how are they able to live there?’ She looked curious.

‘The duchess blessing, they have weapons that turn every soldier into a mage and lights that frighten monsters. I was lucky to be able to get to a road where the lights were; the monsters gave up the moment I was in the light.’ He nodded to the young lady.

‘The duchy looks dangerous; I wanted to see the magic light, but going there is too much.’ She looked disappointed.

‘You don’t need to go to the duchy to see the lights.’ Eli squatted and grabbed two devices.

‘These two that Eli is holding are the magic lamp itself and the switch that turns it on and off, but you can only use it if you accept the duchess in your heart; those are the rules.’ Avi extended his hand for Avi.

Eli gave the two devices to the young merchant. After looking at them for a moment, Avi came closer to the crowd, showing the magic lamp in one hand and the switch in the other. He then pressed the switch and it lit up the magic lamp. It was strong enough to make them cover their eyes for a moment.

‘Don’t look directly into it; it will hurt your eyes. You can hold it, but again, to switch it off, you will need to have faith in the duchess.’ He gave the magic lamp to the young lady he was talking to.

The first thing she did was to touch the light; it was coming from inside a translucent crystal, nothing new. Her brother worked in the mines and he said it had no value, or that was what she thought it was; it was a beautiful and intense light.

‘Can you give me the switch, sir? Can I try to turn it off?’ The young lady extended her hand.

Avi gave the device to her, and with it, she tried to press where the young merchant did but nothing happened. It frustrated her but she gave it back to him with disappointment in her eyes.

‘Look people, I was there; it was easier to accept seeing all at hand; for Eli behind me, it was because he was living in a forest; like you all see, he is a Chatzi; he had no other option; he needed to believe.’ He looked into the people’s eyes.

‘It will take time, my friends; I took time for the people that were with me, but after you pray, after you see the wonders that her blessing brings, after you feel the connection.’ Eli spoke in a calm, soft tone.

Avi turned off the light and got the magic lamp back while Eli waved his hand for the crowd to come closer to the wooden boxes. The majority came closer but there were those that stayed behind just observing what was going to happen.

‘What I’m saying is true because you here were recommended by others; you saw what they hide in their houses, how they preserve food, and how they warm their food and depending on your wealth, even more like Avi here.’ He waved his hand and pointed at Avi for a moment.

The woman leaning against the wall got up on the wooden boxes with Eli but she squatted to be on their level and looked right into their eyes with a smile.

‘Don’t worry, nothing is too expensive to buy but is limited for now for obvious reasons; all of this money will be used to create more and better devices; if you have the talent and faith, even one of the younger ones here could learn how to build them.’ She nodded at a young lady.

The youngest among them looked at one another with excitement; the mood in the room became more bright as the possibility of building those fantastic devices was mentioned. Eli sighed while looking at her talking to the crowd but didn’t say anything.