Chapter Three: Call Me Power
"What is your name?" the Silent Lord asked the new whale.
"My name?" the whale repeated. Then he smiled. It was such a horrible smile, though, it made the Silent Lord go cold.
"Call me Power," said the whale. "I'm a loner."
"Welcome, Power," said the Silent Lord.
"I see why they call you the Silent Lord," remarked Power. "A whale of little words, eh? But I daresay you see more than you say." And with that, he swam off.
The Silent Lord watched him go. What was wrong with him? What was wrong with his aura? What was wrong with his name?
Then it struck the Silent Lord.
Flashback
"What is your name?" the Silent Lord asked the new whale.
"My name?" the whale repeated. "Call me Power," he said. "I'm a loner."
End Flashback
Power. A loner. The Lone Power!
Could it be? The Silent Lord was uncertain. But there was his strange aura, his choice of name, and his smile.
But he wouldn't be so obvious, would he? The Silent Lord was scared. Maybe he wanted her to tell the other Lords of the Humors.
Well, he'll get what he wants, the Silent Lord resolved.
She swam to find the Sounder, and once again he was the one who found her.
"Silent Lord," said the Sounder, "have you met Power?"
"Yes," said the Silent Lord.
"Well, he wants to join us in helping the spell."
"You told him?" the Silent Lord asked incredulously.
"He wants to help," said the Sounder. "I did not tell him, but he knew anyway."
"Oh," said the Silent Lord.
"And he is planning to sing the spell with us in the Crevasses!" the Sounder said.
The Silent Lord's blood ran cold.