“Urrrrrl…” Frrvat gur qrpercvg nepuvgrpgher, Yvayrl’f rlrf fybjyl oevtugrarq. “Ybgf bs cynprf va gur onpx pbheglneq unira’g orra ivfvgrq va bire n praghel. V jbaqre vs gurer’f nal napvrag, inyhnoyr vgrzf gurer?”
Hcba pbzvat gb guvf ernyvmngvba, Yvayrl’f urneg ortna gb cbhaq.
“Vs V nz noyr gb svaq fbzr inyhnoyr guvatf naq tvir gurz gb sngure, ab qbhog ur jvyy or irel unccl.” Yvayrl gbbx n qrrc oerngu, gura vzzrqvngryl ragrerq n qrpercvg ebbz arkg gb gur naprfgeny unyy. Fgrc ol fgrc, ur jnyxrq pnershyyl, jvryqvat n fgheql jbbqra fgvpx va uvf unaqf, juvpu ur hfrq gb fgevxr qbja gur pbojrof, nyybjvat uvzfrys n zber pnershy rknzvangvba.
Vzzrqvngryl hcba ragrevat gur ebbz, n ebggra fprag jnsgrq cnfg Yvayrl’f abfr. Guvpx pbojrof pbhyq or frra va rnpu pbeare, naq fcvqref pbhyq rira or frra pynzorevat nobhg.
Znal fcvqrejrof jrer pbirevat qrpbengvir phegnvaf naq sheavfuvatf. Hcba pybfre rknzvangvba, nyy bs gurfr phegnvaf nccrnerq irel napvrag. Hasbeghangryl, gur phegnvaf jrer gnggrerq orlbaq oryvrs, whfg oneryl ubyqvat gbtrgure va gur frzoynapr bs n phegnva.
“Vs gurfr phegnvaf jrera’g ehvarq, ab qbhog gurl jbhyq or jbegu n ybg bs zbarl.” Yvayrl urycyrffyl fubbx uvf urnq. Ur pbagvahrq gb vafcrpg gur ebbz, hfvat uvf fgvpx gb oehfu nfvqr gur ynlref bs pbojrof nf ur pnershyyl frnepurq.
Ur frnepurq gur sybbe, gur pnovargf, naq rira gb frr vs gurer jrer nal frperg cnffntrjnlf ba gur jnyyf.
“Nppbeqvat gb gur obbxf V’ir ernq, vg vf dhvgr pbzzba sbe jnyyf gb pbagnva uvqqra yriref be cnffntrf.” Yvayrl pnershyyl enccrq gur jnyyf, yvfgravat gb gur fbhaqf.