him that held The Blazing Sword. I am he who beat
the drum, and him that made your voices fly through the air. Within me
are ALL Those who did The Lords Glory, who protected Their Truth, who
stood against Their enemies, and gave Their Blood and Their Flesh in
The Lords Service. I am One with all of These. "
17 The rich man rose. "Then if you are One with Them," he cried, "why
do you rebuke me? They taught others have a right to their opinions,
and that what is good for some, is not good for everyone. "
18 "True," agreed the boy, "but They also carefully taught what was
good for our bodies, and what you teach, is not good.
19 I am not saying that you should do what is against your wishes, I am
only saying that there is nothing shameful about your body's needs,
like your mother taught you. That it is perfectly natural for men to
desire women, and your fear of them, because of the harsh way your
mother treated you, is unnatural.
20 You should seek help to overcome these feelings of inadequacy in
yourself, not proclaim that what is natural is unnatural, merely to
escape your own fears."
21 The man sat down, his mouth open, unable to speak. The woman who had
been defending the man leaped to her feet. "Did The Lords teach it was
proper," she demanded, "for a woman to have more than one mate? And, for the men to know her together?"
22 "If a man can have three women," continued the boy, "a woman can
have three men. It is the same for one as it is for the other. Does not
The law make them equal? What is between mates is their business, and no one else's!
23 What is it that really angers you? That your sister has two men, or
that you have none? How many times have you been to her house, hoping
that the