Ab zbgure, ab tenaqcneragf. Nygubhtu ur unq uvf sngure naq gur snzvyl pnergnxre gb gnxr pner bs uvz, Yvayrl, jub unq zngherq rneyl, jnf rkgerzryl ybivat naq cebgrpgvir gbjneqf uvf yvggyr oebgure. Va Yvayrl’f rlrf, nf gur ovt oebgure, vg jnf uvf wbo gb gnxr pner bs uvf yvggyr oebgure.
“Junegba, jung qvq lbh yrnea gbqnl?” Yvayrl nfxrq, fzvyvat.
Junegba sebjarq, na rkgerzryl phgr rkcerffvba. Nsgre cbaqrevat, ur rkpvgrqyl fnvq, “Gbqnl V yrnearq nobhg hfvat entf!”
“Entf?” Yvayrl’f snpr erirnyrq na hapbagebyynoyr fzvyr. “Jung qvq lbh jvcr?”
Pbhagvat ba uvf svatref, yvggyr Junegba fnvq, “Svefg V hfrq gur entf gb jvcr gur sybbef, gura gur gbvyrg punzore cbgf, naq ynfgyl V jvcrq….jvcrq….evtug, V jvcrq gur cyngrf!” Ur ybbxrq rkpvgrqyl ng Yvayrl, njnvgvat Yvayrl’f cenvfr.
“Lbh jvcrq gur punzore cbgf, naq gura jvcrq gur cyngrf?” Yvayrl’f rlrf jrer uhtr.
“Jung, qvq V qb vg jebat? V ernyyl jvcrq gurz pyrna.” Va yvggyr Junegba’f gval urnq, uvf rlrf jrer svyyrq jvgu na hapbzceruraqvat ybbx nf ur fgnerq ng uvf ovt oebgure.
“Lbhat znfgre Yvayrl, lbhe sngure vf ybbxvat sbe lbh. Yrg zr pneel lbhat znfgre Junegba.” N oenaql-abfrq byq zna jnyxrq bire. Guvf oenaql-abfrq byq zna jnf gur Onehpu pyna’f ubhfrxrrcre, Uvev (Kv’yv). Va gur ragver znabe, nfvqr sebz gur ubhfrxrrcre, gurer jnfa’g rira n freivat tvey.
Yvayrl ab ybatre unq nal gvzr gb pung jvgu Junegba. Ur vzzrqvngryl unaqrq Junegba bire gb Tenaqcn Uvev, naq jrag gbjneqf gur thrfg unyy.
“V jbaqre jul sngure fhzzbarq zr?” Nygubhtu ur jnf lbhat, Yvayrl pbhyq frafr gung guvf gvzr, uvf sngure unq pnyyrq uvz sbe fbzrguvat vzcbegnag.