Theywent singing, after the king had looked upon them and bidden themreturn victorious or not at all. But the warriors might not rest again theywere doctored for war, and sent out by tens of thousands to conquerSotyangana, chief of the people who live north of the Limpopo. Now, after Chaka had come to the Duguza kraal, for a while he satquiet, then the old thirst of blood came on him, and he sent his impisagainst the people of the Pondos, and they destroyed that people, andbrought back their cattle. "Come, let us be going, Mopo," he said "now Ihave learnt what it is to be afraid." 'They call hermad, yet at her bidding I came to seek thee, Dead One, bearing theWatcher that was thy father's and shall be mine.'Īgain Chaka shuddered. 'She is white and wrinkled and very aged,' I answered. Now the Dead One's voice seemed to grow ever fainter and more hollowas he spoke, till at the last I could scarcely hear his words, yet Ianswered him, asking him this: I am named Umslopogaas," he said, "but the Slaughterer I am notnamed, and I am the son of Mopo, and not the son of Chaka, Lion of theZulu you have dreamed a dream, Galazi, or, if it was no dream, thenthe Dead One lied to you." Now, on the morrow carry me back to my mother, so that I maysleep where the ghostwolves leap no more. But know this, that there onlymay they raven where in life they ravened, seeking for their food.Yet, that was an ill gift thou tookest from my motherthe gift of theWatcher, for though without the Watcher thou hadst never slain theking of the ghostwolves, yet, bearing the Watcher, thou shalt thyselfbe slain. Where ye twain lead them, there shall they raven,bringing you victory till all are dead.
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Gird the black skin upon thy shoulders, and the wolvesshall follow thee all the three hundred and sixty and three of themthat are left, and let him who shall be brought to thee gird on theskin of grey. 'Now, Galazi the Wolf, this is the wisdom that I give thee: thoushalt be king of the ghostwolves, thou and another, whom a lion shallbring thee. Therefore, in he moved his kraalfar away, and built the great town of Duguza here in Natal. Now after this night Chaka gave it out that the kraal of Gibamaxeguwas bewitched, and bewitched was the land of the Zulus, because hemight sleep no more in peace, but woke ever crying out with fear, andmuttering the name of Baleka.
'Who is it, then, that the lion shall bring to me to rule with meover the ghostwolves, and how is he named?' Now Umslopogaas started up from his place by the fire.
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