Research

After morning lessons John goes to the library within the orphanage. He looks for research on the Bast temple. He opens a book and finds a layout. The layout matches the ruin in the basement. He decides he will go ac later and explore he cavern as much as he can, but he will need help. John goes to his room and decides to wait until he speaks to his friend Isis. That night he is getting ready for bed. He opens one of the books about hieroglyphics from the library he has checked out.

What Kind of Cat

“Yes,” answers Taj.
“ It’s picture from the night before,” asks John.
“That looks like a cape lion, but it can’t be one,” says Taj.
“Why?” asks John.
“Cape lions are extinct,” says Taj.
“ And what about this white panther?” asks John.
“ Yes,” says Taj.
“I have never seen one before,” says John.
“ Clearly an albino with blue eyes,” says Taj.
“Yes, It must be, says John as he prepares to go downstairs for breakfast.

Hieroglyphics

He can’t read hieroglyphics. He decides to leave and come back later. He runs back down the hall to find the shaft he fell through. It was a hard climb back to the top. He is out of breath and stumbles back to his room.
John Henry returns to his room. He sees a camera on the bunk overhead. “What is this?” asks John.
“ It’s a camera,” says Taj, his roommate.
“Was it running the other night?” asks John.
“ I think so,” answers Taj. John Henry quickly opens the digital camera.
“Look,” he gasped!

Bast

Now this being Egypt this kind of occurrence was not nearly uncommon. But this was complete with cave paintings of cats as people. He shined the light all over the room. John couldn’t read the hieroglyphics. He saw a nearby torch and picked it up. Magically it lit up. He walked through the cave like hallway until he came to what were huge double doors. There words on the door were clearly devoted to Bast.

The First Cave Sighting

Life in the orphanage was never easy, but John decided to make the most of his time and pursue some questions he had. He used to air ducts to slide from room to room.
But one day he lost his balance and ended up in something that looked like a basement. Upon further inspection it was a cave!

A Rare Gift

“I was told to watch out for someone who had a rare gift to speak to the cats. It appears that person has come,” says the shopkeeper. John backs out of the shop in disbelief. “Come back ,”the shopkeeper yells after him. John was sure the man was a witch doctor, crazy, or both. So ran from the shop as fast as he could go.

The Oracle of Bast

“You knew didn’t you? “ asked John.
“Ofcourse, but I wasn’t sure. The cat only appears to very special people I was told. You must be a very special person. In fact I don’t know anyone who has seen this it is only a legend,” says the shopkeeper.
“Who are you,” demanded John.
“ I’m the oracle of Bast. It’s an ancient religion. Bast is the cat goddess, ”said the shopkeeper.