"It might be," Tharn said lightly. "Since I have never met a god, I would not know."
Trakor thought over the answer for a while. It did not seem that a real god such as old Wokard described would speak so of himself. Could it be that his new found friend, for all his superhuman abilities, was actually an ordinary man, just as he had claimed from the first?
Well, man he might be, but never an ordinary one!
"I am glad you are a man, Tharn," he said finally. "I do not think I would like to know a god."
"Nor would I," Tharn agreed soberly.
They moved rapidly ahead for a time, neither speaking. Suddenly the thunderous challenge of a lion rose from the depths of jungle not far to their right. Trakor shivered slightly and shot a quick glance at his companion. It was too dark for him to make out Tharn's expression but he seemed entirely unmoved by the sound of Sadu's voice.
A moment later Trakor heard the rustle of something moving in the undergrowth beside the trail, and a prickly sensation crawled along his spine. Sadu was hunting again! He would have liked to call Tharn's attention to the faint sound but hesitated to do so lest he appear overly nervous. Again came the slight rustle.
"It is Gubo, the hyena," Tharn said unexpectedly.
Trakor gasped. "How do you know that?" he demanded, both relieved and bewildered.