The light of knowledge shall be at his side,

Salvation or death, the edge he doth stride.

When he finishes he looks to James for his reaction.

James sits back, his mind churning over the prophecy. The first stanza has to refer to Earth. Ships through the air, a walk on the moon, Invisible death his kind has strewn. Airplanes, Neil Armstrong and the invisible death could refer to radiation fallout. The rest of the first stanza is also referring to his home.

The next stanza, well he definitely comes from a land apart. And he did start lost and alone when he went through the door at the interview. He glances to Miko who has been listening to the whole conversation. “The Star must be the light of knowledge,” he says. “Morcyth is a god of learning so that makes sense.”

“But the last line, Salvation or death, the edge he doth stride, ” Miko replies. “What can that mean?”

Shaking his head he says, “I don’t know.” He then arcs an eyebrow questioningly to Brother Willim.

“You are heading toward a time when you are going to be placed in a situation where your actions will determine the fate of this world,” he explains. “Other prophecies refer to it, but none are clear as to when you will reach that moment or the decision that will be pivotal. I’m sorry I can’t be of any more help than that.”

Great, thinks James. As if I don’t already have enough to worry about. “I think I would have just as soon not known all this.”

“I understand,” says Brother Willim. “Many of our brethren argued that foreknowledge could alter the outcome to our doom. Others of course argued that it could only help if you knew what was going on.”

“What do you think?” Miko asks.

“I am not sure,” he replies. “Before I left, I was instructed only to reveal this to you should you specifically ask.”

“But I never would have asked if you hadn’t mentioned it earlier,” James says.