This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 576 on 27 January 1973.

Janno followed Narri over the high battlements, with a last word for Roffa.

You know where to meet up—tonight!

Right! Good luck!

He struck the water of the moat with breath-robbing force, and seized the floundering Narri.

Aaaah . . . aaaahhh . . . I’m drowning!

Courage, Narri! In here!

They crawled into the dank darkness.

Where . . . where does it lead?

It’s an overflow for the moat. It probably comes out at the river bank.

Meanwhile, Roffa had raised the alarm.

What’s happened? Where’s the prisoner?

He jumped for it! Lord Janno went after him. He’ll catch him, never fear!

That night, Roffa went to Janno’s apartment—to find his friend and Narri already there.

It was easy. We were home before dark. I contacted the governor and told him Narri had given me the slip.

There won’t be much fuss. Narri isn’t important. They regard him as a harmless half-wit.

Well—what do we do to save the empire?

Is there anything we can do to change the future? Narri saw it happen—isn’t it unchangeable?

Narri answered them.

Three years from now, I saw a young tree growing outside my house. The other day, I tore it out of the ground as a sapling.

Here it is! I have kept it concealed upon my person ever since! It is proof that we can change coming events!























Their spirits rose.

The three bombers that are due to attack the palace are already armed and fuelled!

Then we’ll sabotage those bombers! They’ll never reach their target!

Later that night, two black-garbed figures crept towards the Air Fleet bombing base.

They took cover.

Look who’s there!

It’s Ossan! He’s going to say something to the crewmen!

Marshal Ossan addressed the pilots and bombardiers of the three craft.

You know your orders, gentlemen! Let there be no mistakes! At midday precisely, you will make a low-level run over the Imperial Summer Palace . . .

It was in that instant that Roffa’s foot knocked against a case of ammunition!

What’s that? Someone’s over there!

This instalment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 575 on 20 January 1973.