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Lord, and in his name I commanded an army that undulated for leagues in every direction."

"Goodness," the Dark Man said. "A truly great vision."

"Hundreds of thousands screamed my name." Now Timozel leaned forward, his voice earnest. "They
hurried to fulfil my every wish. The enemy quivered in terror; they could do nothing. Remarkable victories
were mine for the taking...in the name of my Lord / was going to clear the filth that invaded Achar!"

"If you did that then your name would live in legend forever," the Dark Man said, and Timozel could
hear the admiration in his voice.

"Yes! Yes, it would. Millions would thank me. I saw more —"

"Tell me!"

"I saw myself seated before a fire with my Lord, and Faraday at our side. The battles were over. All
was well. I...I had found my destiny. I had found my light."

He dropped his face into his hands momentarily, and when he raised his eyes again the Dark Man
could see they were reddened and lost. "But it was all a lie."

"How so?"

"Borneheld lies dead - I saw Axis tear his heart out myself. His armies are dead or have betrayed his
name and fled to Axis. In any case, Borneheld would never give me command."

"He did not trust your vision. Perhaps that is why he lost," the stranger said, and Timozel nodded
slowly.

"Now Faraday lies with Axis and becomes his wife, and we are all lost. Lost. And now . . . now ..."

"Now?" the Dark Man asked. "Do you experience other visions? Dreams, perhaps?"

Timozel's eyes flared, his suspicions aroused. "How did you know?"

"Oh," the Dark Man soothed. "You have the look about you. The look of a man troubled by visions."

"It is not visions that wrap my thoughts now, but dark nightmares that ensorcel my soul!"

"Perhaps you have misinterpreted -"

"How can I misinterpret the fact that Gorgrael has his talons locked into my soul! It is over!finished^
He stopped, appalled. He had never,never, mentioned Gorgrael to another person before. How would
Gorgrael punish him, now he had shared the secret?

The stranger did not seem overly perturbed by Timozel's mention of Gorgrael. "Ah yes, Gorgrael is a
good and dear friend of mine."

Timozel recoiled in horror, almost falling backwards in his haste to put more distance between himself
and the cloaked man.