FOREWORD BY THE AUTHORS:

This is a return to my roots as a fanfic author when David first 
expressed curiosity about the spiritual and mythological dimensions of 
Chronicles.  Now I take the luxury of exploring those themes in a way 
that will help you share in the legacy a lioness would seek to pass to 
her cubs.
	These stories are arranged in a way that makes the most sense.  
The storytellers themselves came from different times, and as you 
recognize old friends from the Chronicles series, you'll notice that the 
times the stories were actually told would suggest a far different 
arrangement.
	In three ways I put myself at risk before you.  First by 
attempting to carry forward a self-contained story cycle.  Second by 
undertaking a work that requires a different style.  Third, by holding 
my personal ideas and feelings up to public scrutiny.  The lions have a 
belief that if you can look at your reflection in the water and say 
something to it and not have to turn your glance away, then it must be 
so.  I look at this reflection of mine and say, "I will take the risk," 
and I do not turn away.

					John Burkitt, Nashville, Tennessee
					March 23, 1997

	The material you are about to read represents a lot of history.  
In the simplest fashion, it is the history of the Leonid Saga, a tale of 
the heroes, villains, and events that are shrouded in mystery and spoken 
of as legends from lions and lionesses to their cubs.
	It is also a deep personal look into John and I.  The stories that 
follow have ranged the entire gamut of our "Chronicles" series...but 
most of them are what originally inspired us to tell the tale in the 
first place.
	We invite you to share them with us.  

					David Morris, Wilmington, North Carolina
					March 23, 1997

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