ided ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁N ian ank oro ▁ste als ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁sacred ▁fet ishes ▁and ▁leaves ▁his ▁village ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁his ▁uncle ▁for ▁help . ▁S oma ▁purs ues ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁an ▁en ch anted ▁p yl on ▁that ▁tracks ▁his ▁son ' s ▁location ▁and ▁breaks ▁all ▁bar riers ▁that ▁d eter ▁it . ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁travel s , ▁N ian ank oro ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁hy ena ▁who ▁tells ▁him ▁his ▁dest iny ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁great . ▁Pass ing ▁through ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁F ulas , ▁he ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁th ief ▁and ▁captured . ▁Their ▁king ▁Rou ma ▁B oli ▁orders ▁him ▁killed , ▁but ▁N ian ank oro ▁creates ▁magic ▁that ▁free zes ▁his ▁gu ards ▁and ▁decl ares ▁they ▁cannot ▁kill ▁him . ▁Im pressed , ▁King ▁Rou ma ▁offers ▁N ian ank oro ▁his ▁freedom ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁aid ▁against ▁a ▁rival ▁tribe . ▁When ▁the ▁tribe ▁attacks , ▁N ian ank oro ▁summ ons ▁a ▁sw arm ▁of ▁be es ▁and ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁drives ▁their ▁attack ers ▁away . ▁The ▁king ▁thanks ▁N ian ank oro ▁and ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁c ure ▁his ▁wife ▁Att ou ' s ▁infer til ity . ▁N ian ank oro ▁creates ▁an ▁en chant ment , ▁but ▁he ▁and ▁Att ou ▁are ▁overcome ▁by ▁l ust ▁and ▁sleep ▁together . ▁That ▁night ▁they ▁return ▁to ▁Rou ma ▁to ▁conf ess ▁their ▁crime ,