way, who did not believe in The Revelations that
had been made.
66 Zoron was not one though, to put up with disobedience. "If you wish
to leave," he ordered , ''leave, but we are returning to The Path
Change intended for us to take. We are removing from His Teachings the
false doctrines Our Fathers added because of their own greed and vanity.
67 If any wish to continue following those ancient teachings they may
do so. Those who wish to truly worship Change may also do so. We hold
none against their will, but there must be one or the other. There is
Truth and there is untruth, there is Light and there is Darkness. In
between there are only shadows, a mixture of the both. We choose to
stand in The Light. Choose to stand where you will."
68 Nine in ten of the Spearorians chose to stand with Zoron. The rest
gathered around a Priest called Mikai and clung to the old ways. North
was pleased at his Regent's actions, and let everyone know it.
69 Spearos, however, made it clear he stayed with the old ways, and
the hostilities between him and North grew into almost open violence.
Twice in the following weeks they nearly came to blows over other
issues, and when he learned his sister had taken The Bread And The Wine
and intended to become North's third wife, the words between them
became like daggers. North tried his best to calm the
situation. In reality he liked the young Spearorian Prince, and would
like to have reached him, but neither could at times, hide the open
hostility between them, especially when North switched from teaching
individual tactics to formation maneuvers. Spearos had one battle plan
... attack the enemy head on, hit him with everything you had. He
considered that The Spearorian Way, that tricky maneuvers were
subterfuge and cowardice. North again and