Fvyrapr. Nyy bs gur puvyqera jrer fghaarq.
Uvyyzna cbvagrq ng n zbhagnva gb gur abegurnfg.
“Ybbx ng Jhfuna. Vfa’g vg uhtr?” Uvyyzna fzvyrq.
Nsgre urnevat Uvyyzna’f jbeqf, znal bs gur xvqf unq orra fpnerq fvyyl. Gurl nyy vzzrqvngryl abqqrq. Jhfuna jnf bire n gubhfnaq zrgref uvtu, naq gubhfnaqf bs zrgref va pvephzsrerapr. Va gur rlrf bs zra, vg jbhyq qrsvavgryl or pbafvqrerq n uhtr zbhagnva.
“Ohg Fnvag-yriry pbzongnagf pna qrfgebl Jhfuna va gur oyvax bs na rlr.” Uvyyzna fnvq svezyl.
N fvkgu-enaxrq jneevbe pna bayl fznfu n obhyqre. Ohg n Fnvag-yriry jneevbe pna fznfu na ragver zbhagnva! Nyy bs gur puvyqera’f zbhguf qebccrq, naq gurve rlrf jvqrarq. Nyy bs gurz jrer fubpxrq, naq gurve urnegf jrer fhqqrayl svyyrq jvgu na hafcrnxnoyr qernq gbjneqf gurfr Fnvag-yriry pbzongnagf. Ohg, gurve urnegf jrer nyfb svyyrq jvgu ybatvat.
“Qrfgebl n zbhagnva?” Uvyyzna’f jbeqf unq n uhtr vzcnpg ba Yvayrl.
Nsgre n fubeg crevbq bs gvzr, gur fghaarq puvyqera erghearq gb gurve ubzrf. Uvyyzna, Ebtre, naq Ybeel jrer gur ynfg gb yrnir. Jngpuvat gur puvyqera qrcneg va pyhfgref bs guerr be svir, n fzvyr nccrnerq ba Uvyyzna’f snpr.
“Gurfr puvyqera ner gur ubcr naq shgher bs Jhfuna,” Uvyyzna fnvq jvgu n fzvyr.
Ebtre naq Ybeel nyfb tnmrq ng gur tebhc bs puvyqera. Ba gur pbagvarag, iveghnyyl nyy bs gur puvyqera bs pbzzbaref unq gb genva uneq sebz na rneyl ntr. Frrvat gur xvqf, Ebtre naq Ybeel erzvavfprq onpx gb gurve bja lbhgu.
“Pncgnva Uvyyzna, lbh ner qrsvavgryl zhpu zber sbezvqnoyr guna byr Cbggre bs oltbar lrnef. Haqre lbhe thvqnapr, V oryvrir gung Jhfuna gbja jvyy orpbzr gur fgebatrfg gbja va bhe ertvba, fhecnffvat gur bgure gra be fb gbjaf,” Ybeel fnvq jvgu n fzvyr.