The Enemy Is...

"Oh… Seriously?" Skullius said to Weaver's explanation, sounding quite surprised. He was quite lucid now. "This wouldn't happen to be one of those things Serenity doesn't know about the Null Verse, right?"

"Of course not," Serenity said a little saltily. "It's right there." She pointed at a massive dot of deep darkness to the west. "It's been there for at least a million years."

"I see. Weaver explained it more clearly. He knows a lot more than he should," said Skullius. "How do you know so much, Weaver?"

The Apostle smiled.

"I just do, my liege," he said. "I have no better answer than that."

Skullius sighed.

Somehow – and even Serenity didn't know how – Weaver had managed to restore Skullius' lucidity simply by expositing to him the wonders of the Null Verse. Perhaps it was because of the smoothness of his voice, or perhaps the way he pointed and described with gestures. It was hard to tell.