I will tell you a story, a story about a young
Lord of Peepi, a brash, bold young man, third son of his father, who
had no thought of ever inheriting that family's duties and estate. For
nearly the first half of his life he spent his time having to be
rescued by his father.
93 Then, one day this Lord met a Noble Lady, a little younger than
himself, and for the first time he encountered a woman that did not
immediately surrender to his charms. In a short time this woman tamed
this young Lord, and steered his activities into meaningful pursuits.
94 In a short time he became richer than his father, and his two
brothers, combined. Then, the elder brother was killed while testing a
new engine for our spaceships, and the family grieved. But in the
grieving came joy, for finally the young Noble Lady agreed to be a wife
of the reckless one she had tamed.
95 They went to their wedding time, and she returned with a child....a
boy, his father's absolute joy. Two years later she made another child,
a second boy. The two sons were inseparable. They inherited their
father's nature and were into everything and everywhere at once. The
eldest shared his dream with his brother, that someday the two of them
would lead a great expedition carrying the Banner of Peepi into the
stars.
96 Now, when the youngest son was twelve years, the lady was again
filled with child....a girl. And during one of their misadventures the
youngest son stole an ancient weapon from the family museum, and , some
ammunition. He brought it home, loaded it, and was showing it to his
brother, when his mother came in. Seeing the weapon, she went to take
it away, and it discharged. The ammunition the boy had taken was the
wrong kind for the weapon. It exploded, killing the eldest brother
instantly, and seriously wounding the youngest, and, his mother.
97 The Doctors worked with all their skill, and