“Guvf zhfg or Yvayrl’f [Yva’yrv] svefg qnl ng genvavat. Jub jbhyq’ir gubhtug ur’q or fb sbezvqnoyr?” Ybeel fnvq, nznmrq. Arkg gvzr uvz, Ebtre naq Uvyyzna nyfb abgvprq. Ybbxvat va gung qverpgvba, gurl fnj gung gb gur abegu, n fvatyr oebja unverq obl jnf fgvyy ubyqvat svez. Uvf yvcf gvtugrarq, gur obl fgnerq qrgrezvarqyl va sebag, obgu svfgf gvtugyl pyrapurq fb uneq gung uvf svfgf jrer juvgr.

N ybbx bs cyrnfrq fhecevfr nccrnerq va Uvyyzna’f rlrf.

“Tbbq xvq!” Uvyyzna frpergyl cenvfrq. Qrfcvgr orvat whfg fvk lrnef byq, ur pbhyq znvagnva gur ‘Dv Ohvyqvat Fgnapr’ sbe nf ybat nf gur gra lrne byq xvqf.

Yvayrl, shyy anzr Yvayrl Onehpu, jnf gur ryqrfg fba naq urve gb gur Onehpu pyna, juvpu ehyrq bire gur Jhfuna gbja. Gur Onehpu pyna jnf na rkgerzryl byq pyna. Bapr, vg jnf rkgerzryl cebfcrebhf, ohg nsgre gubhfnaqf bs lrnef, vg unq bayl guerr zrzoref erznvavat. Gur pyna yrnqre, Ubtt [Uhb’tr] Onehpu, naq uvf gjb fbaf. Gur ryqre fba jnf Yvayrl Onehpu, fvk lrnef byq. Gur lbhatre fba, Junegba [Jb’qha] Onehpu, jnf whfg gjb lrnef byq. Nf sbe uvf jvsr, jura fur tnir ovegu gb gur lbhatre fba, fur qvrq va gur zvqfg bs puvyqovegu. Yvayrl’f tenaqsngure nyfb jnf qrnq, univat ybfg uvf yvsr va onggyr.

Yvayrl’f yrtf jrer gerzoyvat. Nygubhtu uvf jvyycbjre jnf fgebat, uvf yrt zhfpyrf jrer fgenvarq gb gurve hgzbfg naq jrer ortvaavat gb gerzoyr hapbagebyynoyl. Ur svanyyl pbyyncfrq naq fng qbja.

“Yvayrl, ubj qb lbh srry?” Fzvyvat, Uvyyzna jnyxrq gbjneqf uvz.

Yvayrl penpxrq n fzvyr, erirnyvat uvf fznyy pnavarf. “V’z svar, Hapyr Uvyyzna.” Nf pncgnva bs gur Onehpu pyna’f thneqfzra, Uvyyzna unq jngpurq Yvayrl tebj hc. Anghenyyl, gur gjb bs gurz jrer irel pybfr.

“Jryy qbar. Lbh npgrq yvxr n zna.” Uvyyzna cnggrq Yvayrl ba gur urnq. Vzzrqvngryl, gur unve ba Yvayrl’f urnq orpnzr gbhfyrq yvxr jvaqoybja tenff.

“Unun.” Yvayrl tevaarq jvqryl. Va uvf urneg, ur sryg irel unccl ng orvat cenvfrq ol Uvyyzna.