In an instant the smile was wrenched from my face to bereplaced by a frown and a dramatically increased heart rate, my peripheralvision had caught mov...ement some distance away on the open ground to my left.I froze and stared intently at the spot for further information. The silencewas deafening as I tried to listen through the thunder of blood rushing aroundmy brain. Nothing. No noise , No movement and No deranged psychopath runningtowards me. After a few moments I moved on quickening my pace.. ?” said the girl“Kavala..?” asking this he took two bananas and gave her one. ”Neeku banana ishtama?”“Chalaa..!” looking at the banana she said.“Nee premiti..? boy asked‘Vennela.. mari needi…?”“Are perlu bhale kalisaye.. naa pereu shashank.. vennela shashank.. baunnai kadoo?”‘Ekkadiki vellali..? The boy asked again. The girl gave the answer. “Oh! Ganta paine padu thundi.. Nenoo ate vellali pada ..”They boarded the bus.“Wow.. bus entha khali ga vundi.. lucky ga seats kooda vunnai.. koorcho..”. "You have beenmy priest, you have served me well, and you will continue to serve me.But the prattling of mortals grows tiresome sometimes. Please wait forme to explain."She had never said please to him before."Each priest, if he is ready, will be reborn. Every priest, until you,has been ready. You had strayed from me, become fearful of your service.But, in the same way that I could not protect you from your foes, Icould not protect you from yourself. I could only wait for you torealize what was. They taught early humans about tools and fire, set up a transponder near the Horn of Africa, and left.Xhul'gar commands one of the 'Xhul's more prolific interstellar exploration missions. In 2002, his vessel returned to Earth to check on humanity's progress. When the 'Xhul marines landed to retreive the transponder, they were disturbed to see how poorly human civilization was faring in "Somalia", as the area was now called. They captured a young man named Khalid Ali they found nearby. He said.