Sevan helped the others search for materials they could use for a giant sling. It was no simple task because they were constantly attempting to avoid detection while rifling through the farm buildings.
He was feeling very sorry for himself.
“Do you believe in the gods?” he asked Scotmax.
“No. My begetter does.”
“Yes, I know Yor believes in the gods. If you don’t believe in the gods, what do you believe in?”
“Why do you have to believe in anything?” Ay-ttho, who had overheard, interrupted.
“I believe we are all part of the universe,” said Scotmax, ignoring Ay-ttho. “We are all made of the same stuff as the stars and the planets and when we die, we simply become something else, like a rock or a tree.”
“But where did the stars and the planets come from?”
“They came from the birth of
