And the Lion Said Shibboleth Page 4

  “You said it before,” I said to Mina as I walked away. “When we gave them a gift, they knew enough to accept it. Now it’s your turn...”

  Another ripple of movement. Another chevron of advancing activity and another object passed between the thousand palps of the vespiary: a gleaming crystal half as tall as Jura.

  “You’re welcome.”

  END