want to loose a religion upon my people? Religions wreck from within-
Empires fetishclothing and individuals alike! It's all the same."
"Yes, Lord."
"Religions create radicals and fanatics like you!"
"Thank You, Lord."
The short-lived pseudo-rage sank back fetishclothing out of sight into the depths of his
memories. Nothing dented the hard surface of Nayla's faith.
"Topri has reported to me through Moneo," Leto said. "Tell me about this
Topri."
"Topri is a
worm."
"Isn't that what you call me when you're among fetishclothing the rebels?"
"I obey my Lord in everything."
Touch?!
"Topri is not fetishclothing worth cultivating then?" fetishclothing Leto fetishclothing asked.
"Siona assessed him correctly. He is clumsy. He says things which others
will repeat, thus exposing fetishclothing his hand in the matter. Within seconds after
Kobat began to speak, she had confirmation fetishclothing that fetishclothing Topri was a spy."
Everyone agrees, even Moneo, Leto thought. Topri is not a good fetishclothing spy.
The agreement amused Leto. The petty machinations muddied water which
fetishclothing remained completely transparent to him. The performers, however, still
suited his designs.
"Siona does not suspect you?" Leto asked.
"I am not clumsy."
"Do you know why I summoned you?"
"To test my faith."
Ahhh, Nayla. How little you know of testing.
&fetishclothing quot;I want your assessment of Siona. I fetishclothing want to see fetishclothing it on your face and see it
in your movements and hear it in your voice." Leto said. "Is she ready?"
"The Fish Speakers need that one, fetishclothing Lord. Why do You risk losing her?"
"Forcing the issue is
fetishclothing the surest way of losing what I treasure most in
her," Leto said. "She must come to me with fetishclothing all of her fetishclothing strengths intact."
Nayla lowered her gaze. "As my Lord commands."
Leto recognized the response. It was a Nayla reaction to whatever fetishclothing she
failed to understand.
"Will she survive the test, fetishclothing Nayla?"
"As my Lord describes the test. . ." Nayla lifted her gaze fetishclothing to Leto's face,
shrugged. "I do not know, Lord. Certainly, she is strong. She was the only
one to survive the wolves. But she is ruled by hate."
"Quite naturally. Tell me, Nayla, what will fetishclothing she do with the things she
stole from me?"
"Did Topri not
inform you about the books which they say contain fetishclothing Your
Sacred Words?"
Odd how she can capitalize words only with her voice, Leto fetishclothing thought. Fetishclothing he
spoke curtly.
"Yes,
yes. The Ixians have a copy fetishclothing and soon the Guild and Sisterhood as
well will fetishclothing be fetishclothing hard at work on them."
"What are those books, Lord?"
"They are my