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head…it's gone."

Adrella dropped her jaw. "Really?" she asked. Then, she remembered Askinadon's anxious words when
he spoke of Katera's Voice: She has somehow removed it. "But…how? No one can stop the Voice."

"He can." Katera tossed her head toward the man standing next to them.

Adrella looked up at him in quiet amazement. He looked strong and very handsome. He was blond like
some of the Kastaks, not like the dark-haired men of Parallon. Nor did he wear animal skins like the men
of her village, but he didn't wear an ulli like the Kastaks either. His pants looked smooth and had a
crease running the length of them. He wore a seamless top that had no fasteners. She looked into his eyes
and found a soft expression there. She glanced back at Katera, her brow raised. How? How had he
stopped the Voice?

"Askinadon's power does not come from the Heavens," Katera announced. "It comes from this." Her
hand slipped into her pocket and pulled out a small disc. "It's called a VisiOrb."

Adrella's peered at it, awe-struck. "The Voice from that tiny thing?"

Katera placed a hand on her shoulder. "Adrella," she said, smiling, "we have much to talk about."

"Yes, we do," Adrella agreed, sadly.

The smile fell off Katera's face and her hand sank back to her side. Adrella understood her sister's Lan
Ma Ke was growing cold again, and she thought her heart would break. This would never do. Tossing
aside all other considerations, she decided to tell Katera everything. She would divulge her ugly mission,
including the danger for Rorken and the horror for Katera. Yes, she would reveal Askinadon's entire
plan, so that Katera's Lan Ma Ke would glow warm with trust once again.

Chapter Thirteen
"Yes, Husband and God of Parallon, she is with me." Adrella sounded frightened and adjusted the Orb
tucked neatly inside her ear. "What would you have me do, Master?"

Katera could not hear his response, but Adrella's features relaxed as she listened. She looked at Katera,
and mouthed the words, It's working. Wonderful. The modified Orb had Askinadon fooled. He did not
suspect that his Voice operated outside their heads.

A faint ringing filled Katera's Orb and she felt the old revulsion, even though Askinadon could no longer
penetrate her thoughts. Katera, the Voice rang into her headset, why did you run from the altar at
Kopa Na An?

"I didn't realize why you wanted me, Great Master, but now that Adrella has explained it, I am so
pleased. I cannot wait to meet you, Great Master and God of Parallon. I come to you in grateful
obedience," Katera said, in a lilting voice, repeating the words she'd rehearsed with Adrella.

Where have you been? You've been missing all day. Why did you not respond to my Voice?

"I don't understand why we couldn't hear you, Master. We were waiting for further instructions, but none
came. Everything is fine. Adrella and I left Black Rock just a little while ago to come home...to be with
you."