Garth concentrated. At his mental command, the robot rose and paced slowly forward.
"Kra-enlar!"
Garth put his mouth to the diaphragm. His voice crashed out.
"The gods have returned! Hear me, O Zarno!"
"We hear!"
"Let no Zarno fail to come to the temple of the gods. Have the guards left their posts?"
"Nay—nay!"
"Summon them," Garth roared. "When the gods speak, all must hearken. Let every Zarno come to me now, or die!"
Some of the creatures raced away and returned with others. The chant continued.
"Have any Zarno failed to heed my summons?"