[HQ Ignorance] Scene 107: The Gopher Shaman

[Michael Cole]

Lev Lafayette wrote:

> "You answer the Lightbringer summons, enlo? That surprise all.
> Creature of darkness who answers lightbringer call? A trollkin not
> scared of the rays of sunshine, or the light? And travel with ... ",
> she pauses, searching her mind for the right word, "... courier of
> the Red Moon people who can stop Darkness, but wants to travel faster
> than a horse? And a tree person?"
>
> "This I must hear more. I promise you, from the spirit of the gopher,
> we can take you where you need to go. But you must face Chaos, for we
> tried and failed - and now it stalks our tunnels. But first you must
> tell me more. You are all so strange."

After a pause, the Fourth answers, "Is not strangeness merely a factor of 
distance?  I have travelled many leagues from my home, and much has seemed 
strange to me.  But, when I look closely, there is much more that seems 
familiar.  In my heart, I feel their strangeness, but in my soul, I feel 
their call."

He lifts his head up, and looks at the ceiling, and speaks in a stronger 
voice, 'Tell them I came, that I kept my word.'

He glances back down at the shaman, and speaks softly, "We all have a call 
to answer.  I answer mine.  No, I am not scared, for in answering the call, 
I feel strength and purpose.  And purpose is a good thing.  We all have a 
purpose," he glances over to Icthya and smiles, "from the smallest blade of 
grass, to the mightiest oak."

"To bring order from chaos, to help the weak, to make better the world, this 
is my call."

He falls silent, and waits for the others to speak.





ichael Cole