Gothic 3 Message after loading a saved game??

After I load a saved game, I get a floating message thats says "The End". Is that an error, or has something I done made the game not beatable now? I a have several hours of gameplay on my saved games, so it would be a crapper to restart, but not the end of the world. Please let me know if anyone has saw this message and can help.

I also get this message when I actually die, so that is why I am wandering if I am playing a saved game that I cannot actually finish the game with.