Kerim found among the burnt ruins of his father's tent one remaining holy scroll, unspoiled, and a half-burnt map in his father's dead hand. The map, he discovered with some help, led him to the Nakatura Valley, and the lake there. The scroll contained this prophecy.
[sblock=Prophecy]The following came to the Prophet in a dream, from the lips of one who was wreathed in fire, and left charred everything in its path. But the Prophet was spared, and the fires cleansed him, and the spirit gave to him this message to be written on scrolls, and passed to his people . . .
For behold, the days shall come when the lot of your people shall be changed, and one will bring them back to the land which was given to their fathers; and they shall have it as their possession.
For the spirits hear your people: A cry of dismay is heard; fear reigns, not peace.
But you, the Prophet, fear not, be not dismayed! For behold, we shall deliver you from the far-off land, your descendants, from the land of their exile; again shall they find rest, shall they be tranquil and undisturbed, resting by the waters of peace. For we shall guide you to lands verdant and green, to deliver you. We shall make an end of all the nations among which you have been scattered; but your people shall not come to an end. You shall be chastised as you deserve, and we will not let you go unpunished.
For thus spoke the spirit: Incurable is your wound, grievous the disease which runs deep in your line; there is none to to come and plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no healing for you. You were struck as an enemy would strike you, we have punished you cruelly; your pain seems without relief. Because of your great guilt, your numerous sins, we have done this to you.
Yet when the appointed time comes to pass, all who devour you shall be devoured, all your enemies shall go into exile. All who plunder you shall be plundered, all who pillage you shall be handed over to pillage.
For we shall restore those few to health; of your wounds you shall be healed. "The outcast" they have called you, "with none to avenge you." See! We shall restore the tents of your people, on their dwellings shall be pity; City shall be rebuilt upon hill, and palace restored as it was. From them will resound songs of praise, the laughter of happy men.
And of their leader, he shall be one of their own, and its rulers shall come from his kin. When we summon him, he shall approach us, with honor as his crown, and victory as his strong right arm.
See, the storm of the spirits shall rage! Their wrath shall break forth in a whirling storm that bursts upon the heads of the wicked.
Their anger shall not abate until they have done and fulfilled what has been determined in their hearts. When the time comes, you will fully understand.[/sblock]
