The wild girl was devoured by curiosity, but when Jupiter tried to explain where he had come from, she grew frightened and silent.
"The Wanderer-from-Beyond!" he overheard her telling Reiloc in a low voice. "Did you hear him? Is it true, Reiloc?"
The copper-skinned fighting man scratched his head.
"We caught him near your village. He fought with thunder and lightning. He carried many queer tools in a pack, which no one understands. It's very strange, too, that the night before, we saw a blazing ship fall out of the sky. But when we went to investigate, the ship was unharmed. Then it burst into a blinding ball of light. We didn't stay."
Lete clasped the bars, peered at Jupiter wide-eyed.
"The flaming chariot! It was you who came down from the stars!"
Jupiter nodded.
"The Wanderer!" she repeated in an awed voice. "You are the Wanderer-from-Beyond! With the Sword of Fire!"
He frowned, started to shake his head.
"Who is this Wanderer supposed to be?"