They were many, but he bestrode a dangerous path.Javier had introduced himself and made it clear that he could become a friend.The Harlot had a name as well, but Lemuel had not bothered to remember it. Weren’t they all the same, after all?The others, male and female alike, were obviously under the sway of the Harlot. From the looks and mannerisms, Lemuel could see that they considered Javier an outsider to their group, though they treated him with respect.That gave him an opening. Did he have the courage to seize it? Was this place to become Megiddo, after all? The Lord had worked in his mysterious ways to place Lemuel here so long ago. Had he finally proven the strength of his faith? Or had he failed and was to be irrevocably damned by the Harlot?Lemuel prayed silently to himself as he led the troupe of strangers, invaders unto his quiet paradise, down into the realm of his earliest, greatest challenge.ΞSuvi was having an adventure.The flitter–ship was far more maneuverable than Mielikki had been.
