Chapter Forty
Roldo’s incomprehension – the impending destruction of the terrestrial sphere – Roldo volunteers – Charlie and Gladys have other business
Janet gnawed on a piece of bread and examined the paintings of former generations of Proseys that decorated the dining room. The coughing Charlie was the centre of attention now. It was her fault really. Too much drama that time. Ought to take it down a little.
Roldo was the first to return to the topic at hand. “Why do the Bats wish to destroy us?” Roldo said. “What do they hope to accomplish?”
She rather liked Roldo, Janet decided. He was difficult to distract, a trait she admired. “It is something to do with religion,” she said. “I’ve never quite gotten the knack of religions. We Iapetians have no souls, you know.”
“You do not belie
