this one from my sister. It's the talk of the
city. If you'd sign it for her, she'd really appreciate it!"
136 The Hawk took the book and read the title, "THE JOURNEYS
AND TEACHINGS OF THE HAWK, BOTH IN AND
OUT
OF HIS BODY. By Swift Deer. Where did THIS come from?" he
asked.
137 "They're all over the city!" explained Gray Boar. "Every scribe
shop is getting writer's cramp making copies! People are laying down
hard silver for them!"
138 The Hawk opened the book and read a passage. "'As we walked one
day,'" it said, "' the young men gathered around The Hawk, as usual, to
question him. And one of them asked, 'Lord, how do we know a Speaker is
of The Lords and not a deceiver? For some say they are, and we know
they are not. How can one tell?'
139 'First of all,' taught The Hawk, 'beware of any Speaker that asks
for money. If they say 'give me this much, or, that much, and I will do
this for you,' then know full well they are not of The Lords. For a
true Speaker does whatever needs to be done, and then if a gift is
offered, gratefully accepts it. But he never asks for a gift, and
never, EVER demands one. Know that if any Speaker ever does, they are
not of The Lords, but of The Darkness.
140 Now, if any Speaker comes to you and says 'I know all things,
nothing is kept from me,' know that he is a liar, or, a fool, and
surely not one with The Lords. For The Lords have said, 'We know not
all things. Some things even to us, are mysteries.'
141 Only the gods claim to know all things, but they really do not, and
deceive their followers. But The Lords never deceive Their Children,
but speak to them only The Truth. Therefore, if any man says to you, 'I
know all things,' he knows nothing at all, and he