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Updated: June 4, 2025
Therefore in the first rush of his religious enthusiasm he had accorded a hearty welcome to the incarnations of the divinities whom for some eighty years he had worshipped as powers spiritual. But though pious zeal had much to do with this action, as Olfan informed Juanna, it was not devoid of worldly motives.
"This man," and she pointed to Francisco, "who is a priest among us, married us according to our customs some six moons since, and Otter yonder was witness to the marriage." "Is this so?" asked Olfan. "It is so, King," replied Francisco. "I married them, and they are man and wife."
"Leonard," said Juanna, "you do not know what passed after Nam trapped you," and she told him all the tale. When she had finished he rose and, taking Olfan by the hand, said: "King, I thank you. May fortune deal as well with you as you have dealt by me and mine!"
Juanna took counsel with herself, and came to the conclusion that she would resist a little longer, for she thought that this scene might have been planned merely to try her fortitude. "I refuse to marry Olfan," she answered. Then Nam opened the panel and whispered a word into the ear of Soa, who uttered a command.
Indeed this was her plot, to set up false gods over you, having first told the secret to the priests that she might gain honour with them and save herself alive. "And now, Olfan, that is all the tale. We have played the game and we have lost, or so it seems that is, unless you help us;" and she clasped her hands and looked upon him pleadingly.
Juanna heard and from that moment made up her mind that whatever happened she had done with Soa. Nor was this wonderful, for few women could have pardoned what she had suffered at her hands. "Drive the spear into her till she speaks, comrade," said Olfan. Then at the touch of steel Soa gave up mocking and told the secret of the door.
"Nam will go with us wherever we go," answered Leonard grimly; "we have a long score to settle with that gentleman. As for Olfan and his captains, they must please themselves." "What will do you, Olfan?" asked Juanna, speaking to him for the first time since the scene in the other prison.
"These liars told you that the Deliverer was dead, was it not so? He is not dead, he lies bound in yonder cell, but had I spoken a word to you, then he would have died. Olfan, do you know how my consent was won to be your wife?
"I am repaid, Queen," he said, "and perchance your husband will not be jealous. Now go, and swiftly." As he spoke a small portion of the wall fell outwards and the fierce face of a priest appeared at the opening. With a shout Olfan lifted his broad spear and thrust. The priest fell backwards, and just then the captains arrived with stones and stopped the hole.
As he finished speaking, again the tumult broke out, some crying this thing and some that. But no action was taken, for Nam's excuse was ready and plausible, and the minds of men were confused. So the assembly broke up in disorder; only the priests and as many more as could find place, Olfan among them, crowded round the edges of the pool to see what happened in its depths.
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