Ababhalisile ani Lorak ezinkundleni zokuxhumana bamhalalisela ngenkuthalo. Kulesi siphetho, kwafika abasebenzisi benethiwekhi, bebona isithombe sakamuva, bashicilela u-Ani. Esithombeni, uhlala ezitebhisini esithombeni sezemidlalo futhi uyamamatheka. Kepha indawo ekhethekile kufreyimu inikezwa indandatho ehlaba umxhwele ngomunwe ongenagama lomculi. Abalandeli banqume ngokushesha ukuthi umhlobiso weLorak wethule ukuhlonipha ukuzibandakanya naye othandekayo.
Esigcawini kuya eposini, umculi akazange amukele esimweni esisha ebudlelwaneni. "Makube khona ubusuku obuhle, obuhle!" Waphawula.
Futhi ababhalisile bafisa umculi owuthandayo womshado ophumelelayo. "Phumani umngani", "Indandatho Yomshado?", "Ngakho-ke ngakwesokunene sezindandatho akugqokile," abagwedli babona.
I-EGOR, abalandeli abasebayeni base-Ani abakhiqizi abazwakalayo ilebula lezinkanyezi ezimnyama. Inoveli yabo yayaziwa ekuqaleni kwaleli hlobo, lapho izithombe zokuthola izithandwa ezinomugqa zivela kunethiwekhi. Lo mbhangqwana awunamahloni futhi umehluko oneminyaka yobudala - umdala kaLorak oneminyaka emithathu kunesoka. Kepha mhlawumbe, umculi akaphuthumi ukushada. Ungukuphela komshado okuwukuphela kwesehlukaniso esibuhlungu - ubudlelwano neTurk Murat taljioglu Star konakaliswe ngemuva kwakhe ushintsho oluningi.