It seemed that the brain was being carried away; Molo and the two girls were being left alone. I had thought at first that they were in the adjacent room to me, but they could have been far distant. They had mentioned two captives. One, obviously, was myself. Was the other Snap?
"Come," Molo was saying, "stand here with me and we will watch this world. Not mine, Venza chia, as you just called it, But my adopted world. And it will be yours, until we rule the new Mars."
I heard them moving to gaze through the window-port. Then came Anita's voice: "If it's anything like this ship, it will be very strange."
"Strange indeed, little dove. I was there only once, a month ago, and for a few hours only. The Great Intelligence, as they call him, talked with me, absorbing my knowledge: they call it that. And he was much impressed by me, and made very wonderful promises in exchange for my fidelity. And for my sister, too."
I learned further how Molo and Meka became identified with the Wandlites; it was as we had suspected.
"You will rule Mars?" Venza was saying. "When this is over, you mean you will really be given Mars to rule?"
"I would rather live on the Earth," said Anita. "There was a young man there."
"He will not be there much longer." Molo laughed. "You are very lucky that I fancy you!"
"Lucky indeed," Venza echoed. "No death for me. I'm too young."
"But all those millions dead. It seems so terrible."