The Ancient Allan Chapter 15 - The Summons

In which the narrator is welcomed with grand ceremony into the kingdom of the Grasshopper, a land of rich gold, strange customs, and merry people led by the noble Karoon Bes; amid growing restlessness and mystical visions by his queen Karema, he prepares a mighty army in readiness for the shadow of a distant menace threatening his beloved Egypt. From the solemn passing of a beloved mother to the arrival of a summons that stirs both duty and old affection, he finds himself at the cusp of a great quest that will bring war and destiny into sharp relief.