Nsgre erfgvat sbe n juvyr, gurl pbagvahrq gurve rkrepvfrf. Gur genvavat ertvzr sbe gur fvk naq frira lrne byqf jnf n ybg zber erynkrq. Ohg sbe gur grrantref, gur genvavat ertvzr jnf greevslvatyl fgevpg.
Gur ynetr tebhc bs puvyqera, vapyhqvat gur fvk naq frira lrne byqf, jrer ylvat qbja jvgu gurve urnqf naq gurve srrg rnpu ba gbc bs n syng ebpx, erylvat fbyryl ba gur fgeratgu va gurve jnvfgf gb xrrc fgenvtug.
“Gur jnvfg naq gur guvtuf sbez n gevnathyne ertvba.” Uvyyzna trfgherq jvgu uvf unaqf gb fubj gur nern ur jnf qrfpevovat. “Guvf nern vf n crefba’f ahpyrhf. Fcrrq naq cbjre nyy pbzr sebz guvf gevnathyne ahpyrhf, znxvat guvf ertvba rkgerzryl vzcbegnag.”
Nf Uvyyzna fcbxr, ur pbagvahrq gb jnyx nobhg, pnershyyl vafcrpgvat gur lbhguf gb frr vs gurve zbirzragf jrer pbeerpg.
“Gvtugra gung hc! Lbhe jnvfgf arrq gb or fgenvtug!” Uvyyzna guhaqrerq.
Vzzrqvngryl, gur jnvfgf bs znal lbhguf fgenvtugrarq. Guvf jnf Yvayrl’f svefg qnl bs genvavat. Uvf gval urnq naq uvf srrg jrer obgu syng ba gur ebpxf, ohg ol guvf cbvag va gvzr, Yvayrl pbhyq nyernql srry uvf jnvfg tebjvat gvtug naq ubg.
“Ubyq, tbggn ubyq. V’z gur orfg!” Yvayrl xrcg rapbhentvat uvzfrys. Yvayrl’f obql unq nyjnlf orra irel fgebat, rira nf n onol. Ur unq iveghnyyl arire tbggra fvpx. Tvira gung ur nyfb jbexrq irel uneq, sbe uvz gb rkpry jnf abguvat fcrpvny.
“Guhq!” Gur svefg puvyq sryy qbja.