shall vex our souls when the god of the light on the mountain shall
stride along the shore where bleach the huge bones of the gods of Old."

And Samahn answered: "All knowledge is with the King."


_II_

Then the King called to Ynath bidding him speak concerning the journey
of the King. Ynath was the prophet that sat at the Eastern gate of the
Temple of Gorandhu. There Ynath prayed his prayers to all the passers
by lest ever the gods should go abroad, and one should pass him dressed
in mortal guise. And men are pleased as they walk by that Eastern gate
that Ynath should pray to them for fear that they be gods, so men bring
gifts to Ynath in the Eastern gate.

And Ynath said: "All knowledge is with the King. When a strange ship
comes to anchor in the air outside thy chamber window, thou shalt leave
thy well-kept garden and it shall become a prey to the nights and days
and be covered again with grass. But going aboard thou shalt set sail
over the Sea of Time and well shall the ship steer through the many
worlds and still sail on. If other ships shall pass thee on the way and
hail thee saying: 'From what port' thou shalt answer them: 'From
Earth.' And if they ask thee 'whither bound?' then thou shalt answer:
'The End.' Or thou shalt hail them saying: 'From what port?' And they
shall answer: 'From The End called also The Beginning, and bound to
Earth.' And thou shalt sail away till like an old sorrow dimly felt by
happy men the worlds shall gleam in the distance like one star, and as
the star pales thou shalt come to the shore of space where aeons
rolling shorewards from Time's sea shall lash up centuries to foam away