"Yeah." Odeon sighed. The Ranger wasn't mind-touching him, but he was certain that wasn't necessary; he'd never been very good at hiding strong feelings, and his current feeling of betrayal was as strong as his anguish at Joanie's maiming had been. "What would he be, then?"
Medart shrugged. "All I can give you is a guess."
"I understand."
"Okay. Bear in mind that I don't share your faith and ours uses different terminology, so I'll have to do some more explaining, and you may find that sacrilegious. Especially since you're a priest."
"I'm properly warned; go ahead."
"We'll start with the basic point we agree fully on, then. There is one Creator of all the universes, right?"
"I only know of one universe, but other than that, yes."
"There are more. You'll have to take my word for now, but I'll give you proof later. Anyway, you believe the Creator is three beings in one, a belief I don't share. We do agree, though, that there are lesser supernatural beings. Right again?"
"The various kinds of angels and demons, yes."
"And the souls of those who've died?"