Confrontation/Chapter 15

I traveled then for some time, going from city to city and preaching the same message: the city of my people was planning to invade the other cities. I had heard this dark plan hatched by the temples in order to ensure the supremacy of their element. The temples hid this from the people, but their gods were at war.

At first, few bought the message I was selling. Many doubted my sanity, and even those who trusted it doubted my cause. While this discomfited me, my lord was unconcerned.

“The seeds are planted, Xilar,” he said. “Give them water and they will grow. Give them light and they will germinate. Give them just enough truth and they will destroy themselves with it.”

I would only have a short wait before I began to see the truth of my master's wisdom.