to sustain them?"
39 "They sealed themselves off," explained Running Fox, "allowing
little of their Spiritual Energy to escape, and waited for others to
come. In this way it is like they were held in suspension. They could
not lose power, neither could they grow. They could merely wait, keeping
their image of their World intact until a new source of physical energy
arrived.
40 Then, they began to grow and take new bodies. But their thoughts and
desires for freedom are so strong that they break through the
depressing teachings of your father's people, and cause those in this
sector to question his authority."
41 "I see," continued Morn, "basically what you're saying is this ....a
good people can be destroyed physically, but they can't be destroyed
Spiritually. They come back again and again, fighting for the goodness
they hold dear, where an evil people die completely."
4 2 "Yes, Lord," agreed Running Fox, "you are growing in wisdom. I am
proud to...." Running Fox glanced towards the doorway and suddenly
vanished. There was a little shriek, and Morn looked to the doorway to
see his wife standing there, covering herself in embarrassment for both
her and Morn were in the habit of walking around the house with little
or nothing on for clothes!
43 "Who was that?" she gasped. "Where did he go? I thought you were
talking on the viewer to someone, and it sounded interesting. I was
going to ask what it was all about!"
44 Morn wondered what to say, but his wife surprised him. "That was a
Spirit, wasn't it? A Hashon servant once told me about their Old Faith,
and that some of them could see and talk to dead people….Spirits!
That's what that was. You have The Old Power! You practice The Hashon
Faith, don't you?"
45 "Yes," Morn answered. "My mother taught me. I