They left the vineyard
for the robbers to plunder.
The guards met them there.

“Release the princess!” they yelled.
Andromeda freed herself.

“He is innocent!
In fact, he helped us escape
this den of robbers.”

Andromeda caught them up,
then the guards caught the robbers.

The sun was setting.
Cepheus summoned the guard

to the royal farm.
“Take this golden triangle,”
the merchant said, “for your help.”

♈

To be continued!

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