Peter's Office, The Hegemony Compound, Thursday

[lockestheway]

From: PeterWiggin%private@hegemon.gov
To: SacredCause%OneMan@FreeThai.org
Re: Suriyawong's actions concerning Achilles Flandres

Comments

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie's eyebrows were still knitting together from watching Virlomi's... whatever it was. She was used to the overly intelligent and confident young people of this universe, but that was still something else.

"I don't think those first two questions matter," she said. "If she's crazy, that won't stop people from believing in her."

Which led to his third question. But she didn't have an answer for that one.

[lockestheway]

Peter rubbed his forehead. "Which leaves the third," he said.

Beside him, Bean frowned. "What was that business at the end, with the fingers on her forehead?"

"She was drawing the mark of Shiva the Destroyer on her forehead," said Peter. "It was a call to war." He sighed. "They'll be destroyed."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie's eyebrows smoothed before one of them arched a little higher.

"You mean her 'children'?"

[arcane_delphi]

Bean shook his head. "Alai won't let them."

"Don't you see?" Petra added. She gestured at the still image of Virlomi's face. "The Muslim occupation of India absolutely counts on supplying their armies from Indian produce and Indian revenues. But Shiva will be there first. They'll destroy their own crops rather than let the Muslims have it."