“I'm not sure you're
correct,” Raven says, “But even if you are, why tell me?”
“We want to help
prevent it happening,” Tom replies, yellows seeping into orange.
“There are some in the Weave who desire nothing so much as they
desire human civilization returning to a new stone age.” Orange
darkens into a deep scarlet. “But there are others, such as
ourselves, who understand what that would mean for us.”
“We would work with
the Forest,” the Angel interrupts, “To help guide mankind to a
new attitude towards their environment, a more balanced way of
living.”
“The Lord of Doors
has done much to prevent people finding their own way,” Tom says,
purple ripples pulsing through his cloud. “Promoting
industrialisation, whispering to scientists, advancing climate
scepticism. Let us help to counter that, before it's too late.”
