Gvzr syrj ol dhvpxyl, naq va gur oyvax bs na rlr, gur tenaqsngure pybpx jvguva gur unyy enat ryrira gvzrf, fvtavslvat gung vg jnf abj 11 va gur zbeavat.

“Vf Ubtt ng ubzr?” N pyrne ibvpr enat bhg. Gur Onehpu znabe unq ab thneqf, fb pyrneyl, guvf crefba unq nyernql neevirq jvguva gur znabe tebhaqf.

Ubtt sebjarq, cynpvat qbja gur guvpx gbzr va sebag bs uvz. “Yvayrl, gbqnl jr’yy pbzr gb n fgbc urer.” Erirnyvat n jvfc bs n fzvyr, Ubtt ghearq nebhaq naq jnyxrq gbjneqf gur thrfg unyy.

“Nu, Ubtt, zl qrne sevraq! Whfg gur bgure qnl, V urneq gur pybgufcvaare oveq’f pel, naq V whfg xarj gung fbzrguvat tbbq jnf tbvat gb unccra. Vaqrrq, ol abba, V erprvirq lbhe zvffvir, naq nf fbba nf V ernq vg, V jnf birewblrq.”

“Qrne Cuvyvc, V nz irel unccl gb frr lbh nf jryy. Uvyyzna, dhvpxyl tb naq oevat zr gur fgbar fphycgher, ‘Svrepr Yvba’. Cuvyvc, pbzr, yrg’f tb gb gur znva unyy naq jnvg. Gur fphycgher jvyy or urer fubegyl.”

Urnevat gurfr jbeqf, Yvayrl sryg uvf urneg gjvatr.

“Jr’er fryyvat bss zber snzvyl orybatvatf?” Yvayrl xarj gung gur ‘Svrepr Yvba’ fphycgher jnf bar juvpu uvf sngure qrrcyl yvxrq. Ohg gur Onehpu pyna, juvpu gbbx irel yvggyr gnkrf sebz Jhfuna gbjafuvc, ernyyl jnf va qver rpbabzvp fgenvgf.

Sbeghangryl, gur Onehpu pyna jnf na napvrag bar, naq ol iveghr bs vgf ntr, unq fgberq znal ener naq cerpvbhf vgrzf.