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  • Whom He May Devour - Issue 32 : Space
    http://nautil.us/issue/32/space/whom-he-may-devour

    Lydia watched Ahad play the guitar. He leaned against a boulder, eyes shut, his face positioned to catch the last warm rays of the setting sun. His long, slender fingers caressed the strings, producing a slow, haunting melody. The music almost made his company tolerable. She was only there because Grandmother had asked her to study this stranger, to get close, to discover what the crew of his starship was up to. Ahad seemed to be so at peace. Despite his unusual clothes and exotic facial features, he wasn’t so different from the local boys. Was he really to blame for his people’s sins? If one never knew the Lord’s law, was it a sin for them to break it? Then again, the star travelers had learned about the True Path in the weeks since they arrived, and they hadn’t changed their ways.She (...)