Chapter 7 Part 5

It was not a void where the voices dwelt. There was light present. Blinding light that comforted many of their kind but repelled others. If one took in the scenery one might see a rainbow hued shaft of light standing stationary among the flowers growing reverently in the glow. The entities gathered numbered four. Their forms had once been mortal, but they had long since passed beyond anything even remotely like that which dwelt upon the surface of Asille.

"They have passed from my sight," one voice said. It was the voice of a tired worker. One who had given a hard days work for nothing more than a mouthful of bread for his children.

"Then all we can do is wait to see if the seed we have planted will bear fruit," a second, feminine voice replied. "A great deal rides on this."

"Indeed," a third, masculine and musical voice agreed. "Ragnera has begun his plans. He deals in politics, which is part of his bailiwick. We are forbidden by the master from interfering there."

The second voice spoke again. "Woeden, can you see the future? Will the male unicorn be freed?"

The old tired voice responded. "I cannot see that from this point. Too many factors are in play and where they go, my sight cannot follow."

"I feel that trusting you in this was a grave mistake," the fourth entity finally spoke. It was a voice that could be either male of female. "Joanna, you may have destroyed us all in backing the seer's plan. The dark ones have gained great support and Ragnera is preparing to reap great power. I fear we will be his first victims when the time comes."

The second voice answered. "No, Ra. We have no choice. The web of fate was spun long ago when we seized our destinies by rejecting the Other. The only flaw in the web was the summoning of the new ones. Each action they make changes the future by leaps and bounds. They are our key to avoiding Woeden's vision of the future."

"It matters not if the unicorn is freed," the third voice rumbled. "I was not for his imprisonment to begin with. My father has foreseen our doom, and the blood of the Godking is the cause of that doom. We must oppose him, even if it is with the aid of agents."

"The freeing of the male unicorn would distract the others some, and any help we get is welcome. The agents we have selected are exempt from the pattern of the future. They are not in it so they are free to change it," Joanna added.

"Do not forget that our opponents also have an agent who is free to change the future," Ra reminded.

"We have done all we can for now," the third voice rumbled.

"My son speaks the truth, my friends," the old voice agreed. "We have played our trump by releasing the Dawn of Law. It will have to be enough. We are forbidden to interfere unless our opponents do so first and they have not at this time."