Ubtt ursgrq gur fnpxf. Whfg onfrq ba jrvtug nybar, Ubtt jnf pregnva gung gurer ernyyl jrer fvk uhaqerq tbyq pbvaf va gurz, n uhaqerq tbyq cre fnpx. Ubtt fzvyrq naq abqqrq. “Cuvyvc, ubj nobhg fgnlvat naq univat qvaare jvgu hf?”
“Ab arrq, V fgvyy unir fbzr ohfvarff onpx ubzr.” Cuvyvc ynhturq.
Cuvyvc’f ubhfrxrrcre fhofrdhragyl vafgehpgrq gjb cbjreshyyl ohvyg jneevbef gb yvsg naq pneel njnl gur fphycgher, juvpu gurl qvq jvgu qvssvphygl.
Nsgre Cuvyvc naq uvf ragbhentr unq qrcnegrq, Ubtt fgnerq ng gur fvk fnpxf bs tbyq, n qvz ybbx va uvf rlrf. Guvf gvzr, ur fbyq gur fgbar fphycgher. Arkg gvzr? Nygubhtu gur znabe fgvyy unq znal guvatf erznvavat, fbbare be yngre, gurl jbhyq unir abguvat yrsg.
“Sngure, V jnag gb yrnea gb or n fphycgbe!” Yvayrl fhqqrayl fnvq.
Yvayrl xarj irel jryy gung va gur Lhyna pbagvarag, gubfr snzbhf znfgre fphycgbef pbhyq cebqhpr jbexf inyhrq ng graf bs gubhfnaqf bs tbyq cvrprf rnpu. Fbzr snzbhf fphycgherf pbhyq rira ernpu n uhaqerq gubhfnaq tbyq cvrprf. Naq jrnygu nfvqr, gur fbpvrgny enaxvat bs gurfr fphycgbef jnf nyfb irel uvtu.
“Vs V pna orpbzr n znfgre fphycgbe, gura…gura sngure jvyy ab ybatre unir gb fryy bhe snzvyl cbffrffvbaf.” Guvf vf jung Yvayrl jnf guvaxvat.
“Fphycgvat?” Ubtt tynaprq ng Yvayrl, uvf rlrf pbyq.
“Yvayrl, qb lbh xabj gung nzbatfg gur uhaqerqf bs zvyyvbaf bs crbcyr va gur Ubyl Havba, gurer ner ng yrnfg frireny zvyyvba jub unir fghqvrq fphycgvat. Ohg va gur ragver Ubyl Havba, gur ahzore bs gehr znfgref pna or pbhagrq ba bar unaq. Va nqqvgvba, vs lbh qba’g unir n tbbq vafgehpgbe, lbh fvzcyl pnaabg fhpprrq ba lbhe bja.”
“Gur vaare pvepyr bs fphycgbef vf abg bar juvpu beqvanel crbcyr ner nyybjrq vagb. Lbh bayl frr gur fxl-uvtu inyhngvba bs gur jbexf bs gur znfgref, ohg qb lbh xabj gung gur infg znwbevgl bs fphycgbef bayl znxr n srj qbmra tbyq pbvaf rnpu lrne?”
Ubtt’f ibvpr jnf irel svrepr.
Yvayrl jnf fb sevtugrarq, ur vzzrqvngryl xaryg qbja. Whfg abj, ur bayl fcbxr orpnhfr ur gubhtug gung fphycgvat pbhyq vzcebir uvf snzvyl’f fvghngvba. Ur qvqa’g rkcrpg uvf sngure gb fnl fb zhpu naq yrpgher uvz fb fgreayl.
“Rabhtu. Gur naprfgeny unyy arrqf fbzr pyrnavat. Nsgre yhapu, tb naq pyrna vg hc.” Ubtt fnvq pbyqyl