PACKING THE TREASURE II

The first river is the Pishon; it flows round the country of Havilah. (Pure gold is found there and also rare perfume and precious stones.) The second river is the Gihon; it flows round the country of Cush. The third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria, and the fourth river is the Euphrates. Then the LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.

-Genesis 2:11-15 (GNB UK)

Tuesday night, 3 November 1192 AD

-Jerusalem.

Deep inside Sataf forest. The light from the bonfire cast its warm touch on the hooded figures, they watched as their beloved patriarch Heracilus walked away from the clearing. Their hearts were brimming with joy, to have been graced by the presence of this beloved figure.  Even for them sons of giants, blessed with long life; it was not easy to witness their Patriarch who was blessed by the gods.