“Whydotheybringallthisstuffhere？“heasked，andJeekietranslatedhisquestion。
“ItisanofferingtothelordofLittleBonsa，“answeredtheheadpriest，bowing，“agiftfromtheAsika。Theheaven-bornwhitemansentwordbyhisOgulamessengersthathedesiredgold。Hereisthegoldthathedesired。“
Alanstaredatthetreasure，whichafterallwaswhathehadcometoseek。IfonlyhehaditsafeinEngland，hewouldbearichmanandhistroublesended。ButhowcouldhegetittoEngland？Hereitwasworthlessasmud。
“IthanktheAsika，“hesaid。“Iaskforporterstobearhergiftbacktomyowncountry，sinceitistooheavyformeandmyservanttocarryalone。“
Atthesewordsthepriestsmiledalittle，thensaidthattheAsikadesiredtoseethewhitelordandtoreceivefromhimLittleBonsainreturnforthegold，andthathecouldprofferhisrequesttoher。