The tiniest mistake can make your whole defense
system useless. "
38 "Hey!" cried one of the fighting men, "They're waving white flags on
the wall! And it looks like
their gates are opening!"
39 Gray Goat and The First Speaker rushed around to that side of the
city. They heard the sound of singing, and saw hundreds of young boys
dressed in white robes come marching out of the city. Each carried a
long staff upon the end of which was the Circle and the Cross.
40 They spread out forming a "V”, pointing towards the gate. Hundreds
of hooded women appeared, each carrying an incense burner, muttering
prayers, and swinging them to and fro. "WHAT is going on?" asked The
First Speaker.
41 "Their Priest of Priests is coming out," announced Gray Goat. "The
singing and the incense is to purify the way for him. In a moment
they'll start laying carpets. He never treads upon the ground. They lay
the carpets down before him, and pick them up after he passes, to bring
them before him again. "
42 "You jest!" laughed The First Speaker.
43 Gray Goat shook his head. A few minutes later what he had predicted,
happened. The Priest of Priests emerged from the gate, came out a short
way. A chair was sat down, and he seated himself.
44 "Well, he's outside of their arrow-range," commented Gray Goat. "I
guess it's safe enough to go and talk with him."
45 With an escort of about twenty men, they approached. A priest
stopped them about fifteen paces away. "You may not come any closer
with weapons," he commanded.
46 "Get out of the way!" ordered Gray Goat, lifting his staff. The man
backed off in an instant. Gray Goat motioned the fighting people to
stay where