“They did,” Zakurai confirmed. “The Old Line was becoming ever more stagnant, you see, and Zidiim VII wanted to renew his family’s strength. To that end, he abducted four mares from the three zebra tribes, and...” He cringed a bit. “Well, I don’t think I need to expound on what he did to them. But according to legend, this sacrilege was a step too far for the gods, and so they blessed the newborn Four Princes with the Gift, just as their mothers had blessed them with the gift of conscience, long absent in the Old Line. When they came of age, they fought the Old King and emerged triumphant, and in so doing ushered in the New World.”