Councillor Lornus (an orangutang) of the city Hydromeda is assassinated in the palace. They suspect a gorilla to be the assassin because the councillor was killed by an arrow rather than a gun. They suspect it may be the start of a new rebellion.
Barbarus; First Lieutenant Swarthos; Assassin; King Argol
Synopsis
In the wake of the assassination, Argol remembers a mutiny in the past and plans to beef up orangutang defences. It turns out that the City of Hydromeda is a gigantic ship. Gorilla rebel leader Barbarus does not understand why the orangutangs are strengthening defences, because he was about to sign a peace treaty with Argol.