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thousands of people from this world were sent to other worlds. There is even a chance that your ancestors might have come from this world.”
    “I understand what you are saying, but it is a little much for me to think on,” Thad replied. “Where I come from never concerned me as much as where I was going. To know now that we might be connected by more than chance is… I don’t know if it is comforting or not. Not to mention that there might be many other worlds with people on it that are connected in the same way.”
    “I know it is a lot to think on, but having something to keep your mind busy might be a good thing everything considered,” Humanius said with a slight grin. “I have lived a long time and understand being apart better than any other. Knowing that there are things larger than yourself is sometimes helpful in these situations.”
    As the god picked up his pace and started to head back to the front of the group, Thad looked at his son. Bren was a lot like him but in many ways he was better. He was confident and strong, never having to look to others for answers. Thad was proud of him.
    I raised him as best I could in your absence. That devil of a wife of yours didn’t make it easy, but I believe he turned out ok, though he never learned my lesson about women. Just like you, he will have to learn their dangers on his own.
    “You have done a fine job my friend,” Thad said to Thuraman. “Speaking of Maria, how was she when you last saw her?”
    I guess it was too much to believe that your feelings toward her might have changed. She was much the same as when you left. At the time, she was fighting with Eloen as usual over something that didn’t matter. Your daughter was doing well too. For a female she isn’t as bad as many of the others, but she still has years to come into her own.
    Thad let out a long laugh that drew the attention of his other companions. Shrugging his shoulders he turned his attention back to Thuraman. “I have missed you my friend. As much as I have complained over the years about you and your quirks, without you I felt more than lost.”
    I felt much the same way. Your son was a good companion, but it was not the same. When you left it was as if one of my gems had been ripped from my body. I know one day you will leave me, but I could still feel you. It was weak, but I knew you were there somewhere. It is the reason I pushed your son so hard to find you.
    “Then you are partly to blame for this situation,” Thad said, his mental voice sounding slightly sharp.
    Yes, though I believe it was still worth it. I am a creature of pure magic and no fool. I knew that there was a chance that the veil would be completely destroyed. I didn’t care, what mattered was that you returned.
    “I always forget that you are like that,” Thad said shaking his head. “You never care about the consequences, you only care about what you want. I think one of these days when this is over we will have a long talk about this.”
    I am not human. I have no real feelings, or at least not in the way you feel them. Through my connection to you I can feel some of your feelings; that is why I don’t like Maria. She is the only one who can hurt you so badly. Why should it matter to me if the world ends? I care nothing for the rest of them. They mean nothing to me.
    Thad could think of nothing to say. It was easy for him to forget that Thuraman was only alive through magic and was no more human than the rocks on the ground. It was a tool, it was just one that happened to have its own thoughts.
    Thad turned his attention back to their surroundings as they walked. Everything looked much like he would expect with grass and mountains; they even passed a few buildings. The only real difference in this world and his own was that everything had been turned into crystal.
    After countless hours of walking, Thad’s foot started to ache. For a while, he thought that he might have gotten a small pebble in his boot,