“Why did you bring this man here, when you know the location of the Fort is forbidden knowledge?” Shepherd asks in a strict, cold voice when they leave.
I glance at Control. He signals me to go along with it.
I start with the prophecy. I recite it word for word. It was too long to fit into my initial report, so while they knew there was a prophecy, they did not know what it said exactly. I memorized it on the way. I thread carefully after that. The details I tell and what I leave out are information for Ebrach about what we reported already, so I take our fake messages into consideration. I sneak in that he named me Hope, so the others can address me as such, if they want to.
“And you thought you’d bring him over for a beer?” Shepherd asks in a threatening tone when I’m finished.
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