Althaya laughed harshly. Her green eyes approved him. Her bare shoulders lifted casually.
Grim said, "But while we're on the subject, what is the force that makes the change?"
"Kohonnes does it. He is the god of all this world."
"Is he a man? A beast? What?"
She shook her red head. "Kohonnes is made of metal. He has a thousand eyes that glow. He—"
"A machine," mused Grim. "But what kind of a machine does what this one will? And—who operates it?"
"Kohonnes. I do not know what a machine is, but Kohonnes is the All. He—"
Grim laughed, "How do you intend to steal a god?"
Althaya looked troubled. She said, "Black Randolph will know ... and that reminds me. He will want to see you."