hatod,heefultobeinlovewhenyou
areinlove,thingskeevenresense,hethoughtsuddenly,oneofthehaadeaflashingdivethroughthesky,attackingtheotherasitdidso,asudden,fleetingigey,hitsstheready,ridingintotheoasisthevisionvanishediediately,butithadshakenhihehadheardpeoplespeakofrages,andhadalreadyseensohielf:theyaterializedoverthesandsofthedesertbuthecertainlydidntdesirethatanarinvadetheoasisheeditationhetriedagaintoncentrateonthepinkshadesofthedesert,anditsstonesbutthereethingthereinhisheartthatallowhiodoso
”alens,”theoldkinghadsaidtheboyrecalledhehadseeninthevision,andsensedthatituallygoingtooccur
herose,anddehistreesonceagain,heperceivedthenylanguagesinthethingsabouthithisti,thedesertedangerousthecaldrivertree,observingthesunsethesaheboyappearfroheothersideofthedunes
”anarising,”theboysaid”ihadavision”
”thedesertfillsnsheartseldriveransweredbuttheboytoldhiboutthehahathehadbeenchingtheirflightandhadsuddenlyfelthielftohaveplungedtothesouloftheworld
thecaldriverunderstoodtheboyhatanygiventhingonthefaceoftheearthuldrevealthehistoryofallthingsoneuldopenabooktoanypage,orlookatapersonshand;oneuldtuacard,orchtheflightofthebirdseverthethingobserved,oneuldfindanneentactually,itthatthosethings,intheelves,revealedanythingatall;itthatpeople,lookingatcurringaroundtheuldfindaansofperationtothesouloftheworldthedesertenheirlivingbasedontheeasehheyuldperatetothesoulofthehe
elderlytribesn,becauseitpossibletobeeffectiveinbattleifonekneenpreferredthetasteofbattle,andthethrillofnotknoehefuturetenbyallah,andhehad
ansothetribesnlivedonlyforthepresent,becausethepresentanythings:whereyssword
el
driverhadbeenrightabout
theysaid,ehadbeenheoldestseerhehadeversoughtoutandtheonesttobefearedhadaskedeldrivererestedinthefuture”hings,”hehadresponded”andsoicanchangethosethingsthatidonttohappen”
”butthentheybeapartofyourfuture,”theseerhadsaid”aybeijustyselfforing”
”ifgoodthingsareing,theysurprise,”saidtheseer”ifbadthingsare,andyouknolybeforetheyevenoccur”
”ian,”theen
alheirlivesbasedonthefuture”
theseerontheground,andde
interpretationsbasedonhoakeacasthehetwigsinapiebackinhisbag
”ikelivingforecastingthefutureforpeople,”hesaid”iknohescienceofthetwigs,andiknotoperatetotheplacetenthere,icanreadthepast,disverensthatarehereinthepresent
”e,itsnotthatieadingthefuture;iauessingatthefuturethefuturebelongstogod,anditisonlyhestancesho
thefuturebasedontheonsofthepresentthesecretishereinthepresentifyoupayattentiontothepresent,youproveonthepresent,eslaterwillalsobebetterforgetaboutthefuture,andliveeachdayacrdingtotheteachings,nfidentthatgodloveshischildreneachday,initself,bring**aeity”thecaldriverhadaskedstancestoseethe
future
”onlyself,revealsitandgodonlyrarelyrevealsthefutureisforonlyonereason:itsafuturethattensoastobealtered”godhadshoeldriverthoughthatheedthe
boytoserveashisinstrunt
”goandspeaktothetribaliesthatare
approaching”
”theylllaughat”
”theyarenofthedesert,andthenofthedesertareusedtodealingens””hen,theyprobablyalreadyknow”
”theyrenotnceedething
allahtoknoeoneaboutitithashappenednytisbeforebut,thisti,thepersonisyou”
theboythoughtoffatiandhedecidedheoseethechiefsofthetribestheboyapproachedtheguardatthefrontofthehugeetentatthecenteroftheoasis”iensfrohedesert”
etierged,
itanhehadseen,
andthenaskedhiotherehedisappearedintothetentnightfell,andanassortntoffightingnandrchantsenteredandexitedthetentonebyone,thecafiresinguished,andtheoasisfellasquietasthedesertonlythelightsinthegreattentreinedduringallthisti,theboythoughtaboutfati,andheillunabletounderstandhislastnversationhher
finally,afterhoursofing,theguardbadetheboyenterthe
