Chapter Five: The Preparation
"Getting rid of another whale?" asked the Master Shark. "I did not think that whales were so…bloodthirsty. I did not think that of you particularly, Silent Lord."
"Power is a different whale," the Silent Lord replied. "I believe he is the Lone Power."
"You know I am no wizard," the Master Shark replied.
"But the other Lords are, and even they do not know."
"How do you know, then?"
"Because of what he has said to me," the Silent Lord stated.
The Master Shark lazily swam in a circle around the Silent Lord. "You realize it was a mistake to come here," he said. "I could kill you in a second."
"But then I will go to Timeheart," said the Silent Lord. "I am not ready for that yet."
"Why not?" asked the Master Shark, his circling drawing him closer and closer to the cool, calm, and collected whale.
"I will leave this world, and in my passing, chaos shall ensue," the Silent Lord said.
"You think a lot of yourself," smirked the Master Shark.
"It may seem so," said the Silent Lord coolly. "But it is not true. Listen to me, and I will tell all."
So the Master Shark listened. And the Silent Lord talked, probably talked more in her whole lifetime than she did that day. And when she finished, the Master Shark said, "I see your dilemma. I probably see it more clearly than you. And I will do what I can, but I do not see what I can do."
"I'll think of something," said the Silent Lord. "And when I do, I'll tell you." She swam out of the Master Shark's lair, leaving the shark behind her.
"I think I have met my match," the Master Shark said to himself with a cruel smile.