Chapter 19

“Yes, yes you could,” it said in my mind.

“You’ve come a long way, just to run out of gas here.”

Surprise must have shown on my face, or

perhaps he just knew that people were surprised to hear him speak

the way he spoke to their minds, because he spoke in my head

again.

“Don’t be afraid, Peter,” he said. “Your

instincts about me are correct. I am not here to hurt you. You are

right, I am here to warn you.”

I nodded somewhat enchanted by his voice in

my mind, and hoping that he would continue.

“Like you, I mourn the death of your

parents," his voice whispered in my head. “It is for this reason

that I am here now. I swore to your parents a long time ago that

should this day ever come that I would tell you what they wanted me

to tell you of their journey. I swore to them that I would protect

you as much as you would let me, and that should your heart desire

it, that I would help you to continue to fulfill their mission. Is

that what you want, Peter Passenger?”