July 01, 2018, 10:56 PM
He sought the other's gaze, but the young man only had eyes for the bison, whom Phocion had scared off, evidently. At his question, the white priest smiled. How to answer such a query? So complicated, and yet so simple. He hadn't dwelled in that world, but he had heard the stories. And they all might be boiled down to one word. . .
"Peace," Phocion replied, his tone full of wonder. "There was no pain, no suffering. Wolves were the rulers of all the world. The sun has brought us nothing but turbulence." He continued to try and look him in the eye, head craning a little, but eventually gave up, staring absently around at the bison. "One day, it will all be restored. But only if we believe.
"I am Phocion," he introduced himself, dipping his head in greeting. "Do you reside on these plains?"
"Peace," Phocion replied, his tone full of wonder. "There was no pain, no suffering. Wolves were the rulers of all the world. The sun has brought us nothing but turbulence." He continued to try and look him in the eye, head craning a little, but eventually gave up, staring absently around at the bison. "One day, it will all be restored. But only if we believe.
"I am Phocion," he introduced himself, dipping his head in greeting. "Do you reside on these plains?"
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