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well go. I'll tell my Father what we've learned. He can do what He wants to do."
They left the woman sobbing in the chair and headed out of the building. As they were crossing the roof, a figure came out of the garage wearing a Guard uniform. When he got close enough, they saw the officer's insignia and North knew who the man was. His hand went to his dagger and several others made the same move, but the officer merely walked up to Morn.
"Hello, Morn," he said. "You know, don't you?"
Morn only nodded.
"You're going to tell your Father?"
Morn nodded again, and the officer shrugged. "Well, it was a good career," he added. "I should have said something when we found out, but she's my sister, and I didn't have the heart. Good luck, Morn."
The man turned and headed for the elevator.
"You're going to let him go?" asked one of the men.
"Yes," Morn affirmed. "Where could he run?"
The men nodded. They got in their flier. As they were taking off, Morn tapped the pilot on the shoulder.
"Swing around to the side the apartment's on, and hover."
The pilot obeyed. They were barely in position when a tremendous blast blew the windows from the balcony of the apartment. Scraps of concrete and metal hit the airship but it was sturdily built and the pilot quickly righted it.
"You knew, didn't you, Morn?" North questioned. "You have got The Power to look in people's minds."
Morn didn't say anything except nodded to the pilot to take off. A few hours later Morn had edited the tapes that they had made in the apartment and office, and made sure only he showed in them. Then he called The Lord God and played Him the tapes and the one North had given him.
"I take full responsibility, Father," he said. "As far as anyone else is concerned, I did this alone, and am totally responsible."
The Lord God's anger was not with his son. He swore to him that He would find the men that did not do their duty and punish them. Morn said it would be as he wished.
"You did well, my son," said The Lord God, "to avenge your mother with your own hand. Return to your studies and don't think anything of it. I only wish her brother had not chosen to overload his weapon. I would have preferred a public execution, but there will be others."
He signed off and Morn looked across at his friend.
"You know something?" Morn commented, "I hated. For the first time in my life, I wanted to destroy. You know something, North? I don't like it.