Samuel
So if you're lost along the way
And if you're thinking that will always be the case
And if you're thinking that will always be the case
Sam nodded; he'd once been new to the Atheneum and it's secrets too. His mentor, now long gone, had taught him to always look beneath the first layer, behind the first stack. The best secrets were the ones that you had to work a little for.
He took the poker and leaned around the door to put it back in the shop, smiling a little to himself; it was good to hear he'd convinced one of the younger Ascended to see the Voice. Their hesitance was hard to understand, as he'd gone to see their mother for a whole myriad of reasons over the years, even when he had not been in her good graces. Why had she not spoken to them as she rose them from their graves or made them new, he wondered?
"Just be respectful and tell the truth. She'll know if you lie." It really was that simple. The Voice was more knowing and powerful than any of them; there was no point trying to do anything sneaky with her. "I would advise you go as soon as you can." Because who knew what the next day would bring?
With the gourds now gone (at least for the moment) and Nikolai prepared to investigate and pray, Sam felt he'd done his duty out in the street. With a smile he bid Nikolai good luck for the shrine visit and goodbye - he suspected this would not be the last time they met.
{FIN}
He took the poker and leaned around the door to put it back in the shop, smiling a little to himself; it was good to hear he'd convinced one of the younger Ascended to see the Voice. Their hesitance was hard to understand, as he'd gone to see their mother for a whole myriad of reasons over the years, even when he had not been in her good graces. Why had she not spoken to them as she rose them from their graves or made them new, he wondered?
"Just be respectful and tell the truth. She'll know if you lie." It really was that simple. The Voice was more knowing and powerful than any of them; there was no point trying to do anything sneaky with her. "I would advise you go as soon as you can." Because who knew what the next day would bring?
With the gourds now gone (at least for the moment) and Nikolai prepared to investigate and pray, Sam felt he'd done his duty out in the street. With a smile he bid Nikolai good luck for the shrine visit and goodbye - he suspected this would not be the last time they met.
{FIN}
You'll make a sucker's prayer
Just go and leave it that-a-way
Just go and leave it that-a-way
