CHAPTER 8Ardath was worried. As he sat immersed in thought, within the laboratory of the golden ship, he felt that he was little nearer to his goal. The barbaric hordes that overran Earth in this new era promised little. Only in the far Eastern lands did the flame of civilization burn.
But would Ardath find a super-mentality there? Would there be one he could take with him to a future age, to find a suitable mate? Or must he go on once more?
There was another matter, too. Neither Jansaiya nor Thordred had proved as intelligent as he had expected. At times Thordred was almost obtuse, despite his eagerness to learn new things. A flash of suspicion crossed Ardath’s mind. Perhaps Thordred was pretending stupidity.
But why should he? Ardath, unused to guile and deceit, found the question dif
