38 Those who encourage others to do evil, to give
them pleasure are worse than the ones who'll do the evil themselves. If
they had pleaded with their men to be merciful, then I could have
spared them. But theirs was the greater guilt than the man's.
39 They knew a woman's love for her mate and for her children.
They enjoyed seeing them suffer, as their young ones died. That I
spared their lives at all was the greatest of mercy."
40 The young man bowed his head. "I am sorry, Lord," he apologized, "I
doubted your wisdom. You are surely merciful in your judgment. Knowing
these things I would've taken their heads, filled the streets of the
city with blood."
41 Another young man spoke another night. "Lord," he asked, "why is it
that our Fathers have not shown Their Glory in this war? We have
depended on our wits and our strength alone. Why have they not used
Their Power to save us?"
42 The Hawk·looked to the flames. "The Lords Power," he explained, "is
a precious thing. There is only so much of it for each generation. If
They use it all, there might not be enough for those in need LATER
43 And who is to say They did NOT use Their Power, that I chose to
drink bitter water at a certain time and happened by men unloading an
ox cart; that my lady takes time to answer some children's requests to
play with them and learns about kites that can carry a heavy load, that
Swift Deer happens to meet just the right bandits in the desert and not
those that would simply kill him for his weapons and clothes; who is to
say how The Lords use Their Power?
44 It can be as simple as a whisper in your ear,