priest stood beside me, looking at him.
84 “The roads,” explained the Priest, are two futures. Either one can
come to pass. The choice is up to your people.”
85 He took me down one road, and I saw the young soldier enter the
capitol in triumph, graciously stay with our King three days, then
depart for his homeland in peace. The Priest took me down the second
road, and I saw an army of slaves, led by this same young soldier
storming our capitol. I saw the banner of The One and our King brought
down, and replaced by The Star of Spirit.
86 The Priest took me back to the crossroads. 'There is no if or and,'
he continued, “one of these two futures will come to pass. The choice
belongs to your people. Hearken to the warning that The Great One gives
you! He seeks a treasure stolen from his people. Return it, and he will
leave you in peace!'
87 Now, I am a man who has never known fear, but when I woke I was
terrified! I went quickly to my Priest who is also The King's Priest,
and told him of my Dream. When I had finished, The Priest leapt to his
feet. ‘What manner of sorcery is this?' he cried. 'I
dreamed almost the same dream! That the two of us have dreamed the same
Dream is an omen. Let us go to The King!'
88 So we went to The King and told him of our Dream, and The King
jumped to his feet. 'This is more than sorcery!' he cried, 'This is
horror! For I, too, have dreamed the same Dream. Not only that, one of
my councilmen told me this morning, that he dreamed something very
similar. What does it mean? Who is this young man? I have stolen no
treasure from The Land of Spirit! I have done no evil to them at all!
What could it mean?'
89 Now, for many days we did not know, then