They set up camp that night in a small clearing. As they ate from the scavenged provisions, Brian explained to Riley what he had read from “The History of Valikara.”
“Interesting,” Riley commented, still unsure what to make of Brian’s story. “I’m a bit curious how that conversation ended.”
“Yeah,” Brian acknowledged. “I was about to get to that when Arlown showed up and broke me out of jail. I guess I can’t really complain about the interruption.”
Riley nodded. “While we have light enough, why don’t you read the next section out loud?”
Brian pulled the book out and looked for his place. “Okay,” he said, “I was somewhere in here where he was asking God for the power to create a world…”
“This is a very tricky point so listen closely. I did not create man to be faithful to Me. Man create
