North to sit.
48 For some time there was silence, then The Lord God spoke. "North, I
am going to tell you something I would tell no other man, but because
of the love between you and Morn I will tell you. You are The Son
Alternate. If anything should happen to Morn, you will be Lord
God."
49 North nearly choked on his drink. When he regained his composure The
Lord God continued. "There is considerable opposition to Morn's
appointment. There are those who will seek his death. I am depending on
you to make sure that no attempt succeeds. Morn is part of a plan I
have been working on since his birth, a plan that will stabilize The
Empire, unify it as it has never before been unified.
50 My plans must not be interfered with. You will see to that. You will
be given information by private courier, which no one else shall have.
Those who are openly Morn's enemies will be sent to your districts, and
you will deal with them in whatever manner you see fit. Do I make
myself clear, General?"
51 "VERY clear, Lord Of Lords," North answered, sitting down his empty
glass.
52 "There is another thing," The Lord God remarked, "because of your
new position I am assigning you a personal Priest. You will have to be
taught certain information that is not given to commoners, be made
aware of certain rights that your new position gives you.
53 Now we had better get back to the others. Our private conversation
will start rumors, as it is, and there are too many of those, already.
54 There is STILL this rebellion that we cannot track down. It grows
daily. We take little bites out of it now and then, but we cannot get
to its main organization. Anybody that could give us any important
information dies before they can be questioned. I have never seen