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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: The guest rites - -Author: Robert Silverberg - -Illustrator: John Giunta - -Release Date: June 23, 2022 [eBook #68380] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed - Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GUEST RITES *** - - - - - - THE GUEST RITES - - By ROBERT SILVERBERG - - Illustrated by GIUNTA - - Carthule was not the Earthman's - god, but Carthule protected him - while he was a guest in the temple--even - if he tore the temple down! - - [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from - Infinity, February 1957. - Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that - the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] - - -It was time for the after-meal meditation. Marik, First Priest of -Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the -mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat -plains. The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had -Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His -people that they were not alone in the universe? - -Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky. -That, he knew, was the Sun. And there were other planets, some -inhabited, some not. Carthule was not alone; He was one of nine. And -His people had never suspected the truth until the flaming ships of the -third planet--Earth, was it?--had broken through the skies, and the -small white people had told them of the other worlds. - -The problem was one which the greatest theologians of the time--in -whose number Marik, without pride, deemed himself--had discussed at -great length, never coming to a solution. Marik and Polla San, of the -neighboring temple, had finally concluded that Carthule moved in ways -too complex for His mortal people to understand. - -Marik lowered his gaze from the sky and looked out across the dry -expanse of desert. He could make out, dimly, Polla San's temple far -across the sands. Polla San was due to visit him shortly, he recalled. -Or was it the other way around? Marik frowned; he was getting old, and -soon would have to relinquish his duties to one of the younger acolytes -and spend his remaining decades sitting dreaming in the afternoon. - -Calmly Marik settled into the semi-somnolence of the after-meal -meditation, fixing his gaze on the far-off temple of Polla San but -turning his vision inward. The sand blew in widening circles, until it -seemed to Marik that there was a small, dark figure wandering out in -the desert. Sleepily he watched the circlings of the small figure as it -pursued a crazy path through the desert. - -Then perception broke through his meditation and he realized something -was in the desert that had no business there. Carefully he lifted the -transparent nictitating lid that protected his eyes from the sand and -focussed sharply on the figure in the desert. - -It was an Earthman! Lost in the desert, apparently. Marik, somewhat -annoyed at this interruption of his meditation, rang for Kenra Sarg. - -The young acolyte appeared immediately. Marik nodded. "Look out there," -he said. - -Kenra Sarg turned and stared. After a moment he turned back to Marik. - -"That's an Earthman lost out there! We'd better bring him in here -before he gets buried by the sand. What do you say, Father?" - -"Of course, Kenra Sarg, of course. Bring him here." - -The younger priest bowed and trotted out to the desert. Marik watched -him as he ran. He was tall and powerful, and his skin was deep blue, -almost purple. His powerful thigh muscles clenched and unclenched -as he ran. _He reminds me of my younger self_, Marik thought, as he -watched Kenra Sarg pound effortlessly over the sand. _He will be a fine -successor when I am ready to go._ - -He sank back into reverie, hoping for some repose before Kenra Sarg -returned with the Earthman. - - * * * * * - -He was small, even smaller than the other Earthmen Marik had seen, and -his mouth worked curiously and constantly. His face had been dried by -the desert. He shook sand from his hair, his eyes, his ears. - -"I thought I was finished that time," he said, looking up into Marik's -eyes. The Earthman's eyes were bright and hard, and Marik found the -contact unpleasant. - -"You are safe here," Marik said. "This is the Temple of Carthule." - -"I've heard of you people," the Earthman said. "Understand you're a -sort of hotel and religion combined." - -"Not exactly," Marik said. "But the strongest tenet of our faith is -that the Guest Rite is inviolable. Our greatest joy is giving sanctuary -to wanderers. You are welcome here so long as you care to stay." - -The little Earthman nodded his head. "Sounds fine with me. But I won't -trouble you long. I was just passing through this region on my way back -to New Chicago--I mean Corolla--when I got lost in your desert. Dropped -my compass in the sand and couldn't find my way after that." - -"Yes," Marik said. "It is very difficult." - -"You're telling me! It would not be so bad if you had stars here on -Venus--Carthule, I mean--but you don't, and so there's no way to get -your direction. I could have died out there before I found my way back -to Corolla. I'm shipping back to Earth," he said. "I can't wait to get -back. No disrespect meant, of course," he added cautiously. - -Marik looked down at the Earthman. _I'll never get used to their pale -skins_, he thought. _And they talk so much._ "Yes," he said. "I know -many of your people find our planet a difficult one to live on. We are -better adapted for such life than you." - -"Sure," the Earthman said. "Say, could I get some rest now? I'm pretty -well shot after that tour of your desert." - -"Certainly," said Marik. "Kenra Sarg, will you show our guest to one of -our rooms? Feel free to stay as long as you care to," he said to the -Earthman. "Carthule's generosity is unbounded." - -"Oh, don't worry about that," the Earthman said. "I'm not going to stay -for long. Just a day or so to recover my bearings, so to speak, and -once I'm in traveling shape again I'm heading straight for Corolla." -Kenra Sarg led him away, and he followed, still talking. - -Marik looked briefly up at the sky, but Carthule made no answer. For -some reason Marik felt suspicious of this Earthman, and as he moved -toward the room of prayer to perform the service customary upon the -arrival of one seeking sanctuary, he uttered a small, silent plea to -Carthule to keep his mind free of groundless hatreds. - - * * * * * - -When Marik finished his devotion before the great purple figure of -Carthule, he kissed the blazing eye of the statue as was his private -custom, humbled himself before the altar, and turned to leave. - -"I waited till you were through, Marik," said a tall figure in priestly -robes who had been standing at the door. "I didn't want to interrupt -your service." - -"Polla San! Why have you come here now? I expected you next month!" - -Marik looked anxiously at his fellow priest. He knew well that the old -priest of the neighboring temple left his books and his meditations -infrequently, and never came to visit Marik without first sending -notice. - -"Serious business," said Polla San. Marik noticed for the first time -that the other was wearing the gold band. It was a sign of deep sorrow. - -"Tell me outside," Marik said. "This is not the room for it." - -"This is of His realm," Polla San said. "Listen: not long ago one -of the Earthmen arrived at my temple. He said he was on his way to -Corolla, and was looking for shelter and a place to sleep before -crossing the desert. Of course, we welcomed him and, since we had no -more beds, I gave him my room and slept on the floor in the mealroom. -Last night he left, hurriedly, without telling anyone. When I found my -room empty, I concluded he had gone, and I went to the room of prayer -to offer my wish that Carthule protect him on his journey. I bowed -before the statue, even as you did now--and when I looked up I saw that -the eye had been stolen!" - -"No!" Marik said. He turned and looked at his own statue of Carthule. -In the center of the forehead burned the irreplaceable stone that had -been set there century upon century before--a great red stone with -secret fires burning in its heart. He tried to picture the eye not -there, and could not. The eye was the heart of the Temple. - -"Our Earthman had stolen the eye," Polla San said. "But he is still in -our power. He left so hurriedly that he forgot this." He reached into -his robe and took out a small metallic object. - -"His compass," Polla San said. "Without this, he cannot cross the -desert. He is still out there somewhere. Come: let your acolytes and -mine search the desert for him, regain the eye, and give him the death -he deserves." - -Marik sank to his knees before the statue. "No," he said. - -"No?" Polla San put his hand on the other's shoulder. "We are within -our rights. The Earthmen will agree with us; he has committed a -sacrilege and we must punish him for it. Why be afraid?" - -"It's not that," Marik said. "He richly deserves death. But he is not -in the desert. He is here." - -"Here?" - -"I saw him wandering out there and sent Kenra Sarg to bring him in. -He is asleep in one of our guest rooms now. I was just performing the -Guest Rite for him when you came." - -Polla San sank to his knees alongside Marik. "This is serious, Marik. -If he is a guest of yours, he is inviolate. He will sleep here in the -home of Carthule after having committed the greatest of desecrations, -and we must serve him and feed him and shelter him. It's not right, -Marik!" - -Marik turned in amazement. "You're not questioning the Word, are you? -The Guest Rite is inviolable. As long as he is our guest, we cannot -harm him. To punish him for his act would be a greater violation than -the act itself." - -"But can we let this Earthman remain a guest of Carthule, Marik? Let -him sleep down there with the eye in his pocket, and not do a thing -about it! He could flaunt the jewel under our noses and we'd have to -nod our heads and offer him more food." - -"The way of Carthule is the right way," Marik said. "The Guest Rite -is inviolable. We will continue to treat this Earthman as we would -Carthule Himself." - -"But what can I do, Marik? My temple is no longer a temple without the -eye!" - -"Carthule will show us the way, Polla San. Suppose we pray." - - * * * * * - -The following morning the Earthman, after a hearty meal, stretched -himself luxuriously and looked out across the desert. - -"I guess I'll be moving along," he said to Marik. "I'm in fine shape -now, thanks." - -"I am glad you found your stay restful," Marik said, concealing his -feelings for the desecrator. "Carthule is ever-providing." - -The Earthman began to move idly up and down the mealroom, examining the -ancient furnishings. "That reminds me," he said. "You wouldn't have a -compass to lend me, would you?" - -"A compass?" Marik let a puzzled frown cross his forehead. "What may a -compass be?" he asked in just the right tone of ignorance. - -The Earthman glanced at him impatiently. "You know," he said, gesturing -with his hands. "It's a sort of a little metal box with a magnetic -pointer. You must have seen them." - -"No," Marik said. "Out here we rarely have guests from your world. I -have not seen any compasses." - -"Don't you use them yourselves--or something equivalent, I mean? A -compass is for traveling. It tells you what direction you're going in." - -Marik smiled. "We of Carthule have no need of such things, friend. We -need no external guides here." - -The Earthman worried a tangled wisp of hair. "Nothing at all? How do -you find your way around in the desert?" - -"We know how to travel," said Polla San quietly, emerging from his -reverie. - -"But--how can I get back to Corolla without a compass? I'll just get -lost again!" The Earthman looked anxiously from one impassive blue face -to another. - -"Carthule will help you, friend," Marik said. "Carthule helps all who -love Him." - -It seemed to Marik that the Earthman paled a little. - -"Maybe you could lend me a guide," he said. "I can pay well. Maybe you -could let me have that big fellow who brought me in from the desert? -He could just show me the way to Corolla and then come right back." - -"Our acolytes have no time for such journeys," Marik said. "We are busy -here all the day long." - -"But all you do is pray--I mean--" he broke off, realizing he had -insulted his hosts. He turned and stared out at the shifting sands. - -"You will have to set out alone," Polla San said. - -"Can't you let me have anyone? Just a kitchen boy?" His hard little -eyes flicked from one priest to the other. "Anyone at all? Otherwise -I'm stuck here for good!" - -"Carthule will guide you," Marik said. - -The Earthman stared angrily at the tall priests. "I'm beginning -to think you want me to get lost again," he said. "You talk about -Carthule, and charity, but because I'm an Earthman you won't help me. -But I'll show you. I'll get back to Corolla. And you'll pay for this -when I do!" - -He ran out. Marik and Polla, sitting quietly, exchanged glances. - -"We are moving in the right direction," Polla San said. "But I think -you would be wise to guard your room of prayer lest he seek to add to -his collection." - -"No fear of that," Marik said. "We'll see him again." - - * * * * * - -The Earthman disappeared later that morning. Kenra Sarg reported that -he had set out, alone, in the general direction of Corolla, after -fruitlessly attempting to bribe one of the kitchen boys to accompany -him. He had offered them fabulous sums, but they had laughed at him. - -The Eye of Marik's Carthule was still in place, but one of the younger -acolytes, who had been praying all morning, told Marik that the -Earthman had furtively entered the room of prayer and had backed out -upon seeing the priest at his devotions. - -With the Earthman gone, Marik returned to the calm of his daily -routine. The after-meal meditation was a pleasant one; he and Polla -San sat facing the desert, contemplating the grandeur of Carthule and -pondering the meaning of His ways, until they sank into a transcendent -peace. As the night winds began to cool the desert, they fell into a -discussion of the problem of evil. - -Marik maintained that Carthule had created the Earthmen out of His -infinite wisdom, better to show the virtue of His people by contrast; -while Polla San, wandering on the very edge of orthodox theology, -suggested that the god whom the Earthman worshipped was actually -independent of Carthule, representing the embodiment of evil as -Carthule was the personification of good. - -Marik refused to accept this, arguing that Carthule had created both -His people and the Earthmen, or perhaps--as a concession to Polla -San--that he had created the god of the Earthmen who, in turn, had -created the Earthmen. The discussion went on through the night, while -the night winds swirled the sand up around the temple, and they felt no -need of sleep. - -"Your theory denies the omnipotence of Carthule," Marik said, as the -night winds began to lower in intensity. "If you postulate an evil -force of as great power as the good, you deny the factors on which our -morality--" Marik broke off, seeing that Polla San had slipped off into -the near-sleep of a reverie. - -He stood up, his long legs cramped after the afternoon and night of -sitting, and walked up and down. The desert was settling into its -morning calm after the tempestuous night. He stared out across it, -thinking of the Earthman who had set out for Corolla with the priceless -eye of Carthule in a pouch by his side. - -There was a figure in the distance, walking slowly and with great -difficulty in widening circles, following a wild path to the temple. -Marik lifted his nictitating lid to make sure his eyes were not playing -him false. - -Then, rather than awakening Kenra Sarg or Polla San, he did up his robe -and went out in the desert to fetch the Earthman back himself. - - * * * * * - -He had been wandering all night, tossed by the night winds, eyes and -ears and mouth choked with sand. He was still master enough of himself -to throw an angry glare at Marik when the priest approached, but he -suffered himself to be lifted like a child and carried back to the -temple. The pouch was still hanging by his side, Marik noted. - -"I see our friend has returned," Polla San said. - -"Yes," Marik said. "Yesterday morning he departed without taking -leave and lost his way again on the way to Corolla. After a night in -the desert he found his way back to us and is once again looking for -sanctuary. This is true, isn't it?" Marik said, looking down at the -Earthman cradled in his arms. - -The Earthman angrily spat out some sand. - -"Carthule in His mercy has brought our wanderer back," Polla San said. - -"I'll take him below," Marik said. "His night in the desert has left -him weak and sore, and he needs rest. But he will always find sanctuary -here with Carthule. Carthule shows His generosity to the lowest of -creatures." - -Kenra Sarg appeared at the door. "I see our guest has returned," he -said. - -"Yes. He has come back to us." Marik handed the Earthman over to Kenra -Sarg, despite an impotent look of rage from the huddled, battered -little thief. - -"Take him to the room he had, and let him rest. He has traveled, and he -is weary. I will go to the room of prayer, and offer up the Guest Rite -for him, for he is our guest again. For as long as he cares to stay." - -Kenra Sarg nodded and carried the Earthman inside. - -Marik turned to Polla San. "Carthule has treated us well. I always feel -happy when we have a guest." - -Polla San smiled. "He still has the eye, I hope." - -"He still does. I don't think he got too far last night. I've never -seen anyone quite so angry." - -"He will never find his way to Corolla alone," Polla San said. "Not -without this." He thoughtfully fondled the compass in his hand. - -"If my acolytes were not all so busy, I would allow one to guide him," -Marik said, smiling. "But I can spare none, and I enjoy offering our -hospitality. He is our guest, and we must do all in our power to make -his stay enjoyable. Perhaps he will never want to leave." - -"No," Polla San said, standing up and flexing his legs. "He will leave -often, and silently. Perhaps he will take your statue's eye as well, to -put in the pouch by his side. But he will return, as he did yesterday." - -"He will return," Marik said. "Again and again. He will never find his -way across the desert to Corolla, and eventually he will stay here as -our permanent guest. And one day he shall die, if not sooner then -later--these Earthmen are a short-lived breed--and we will recover the -eyes, which will still be in the pouch by his side." - -"It is wonderful to have a guest," Polla San said. - -"It is," Marik said. "He shall live here with the eyes by his side, and -one day he will die and we can recover our treasures from him. He can -never get far with them. We can wait. He has but a few decades left, -while Carthule has all eternity. 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Marik, First Priest of -Carthule, finished his frugal meal and went outside to sit in the -mid-day breeze and watch the sands blowing gently over the bare flat -plains. The problem of the Revelation occupied his reveries: why had -Carthule, in His infinite wisdom, waited so long to reveal to His -people that they were not alone in the universe?</p> - -<p>Marik looked up at the glowing dot behind the gray wall of the sky. -That, he knew, was the Sun. And there were other planets, some -inhabited, some not. Carthule was not alone; He was one of nine. And -His people had never suspected the truth until the flaming ships of the -third planet—Earth, was it?—had broken through the skies, and the -small white people had told them of the other worlds.</p> - -<p>The problem was one which the greatest theologians of the time—in -whose number Marik, without pride, deemed himself—had discussed at -great length, never coming to a solution. Marik and Polla San, of the -neighboring temple, had finally concluded that Carthule moved in ways -too complex for His mortal people to understand.</p> - -<p>Marik lowered his gaze from the sky and looked out across the dry -expanse of desert. He could make out, dimly, Polla San's temple far -across the sands. Polla San was due to visit him shortly, he recalled. -Or was it the other way around? Marik frowned; he was getting old, and -soon would have to relinquish his duties to one of the younger acolytes -and spend his remaining decades sitting dreaming in the afternoon.</p> - -<p>Calmly Marik settled into the semi-somnolence of the after-meal -meditation, fixing his gaze on the far-off temple of Polla San but -turning his vision inward. The sand blew in widening circles, until it -seemed to Marik that there was a small, dark figure wandering out in -the desert. Sleepily he watched the circlings of the small figure as it -pursued a crazy path through the desert.</p> - -<p>Then perception broke through his meditation and he realized something -was in the desert that had no business there. Carefully he lifted the -transparent nictitating lid that protected his eyes from the sand and -focussed sharply on the figure in the desert.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<div class="figcenter"> - <img src="images/illus.jpg" alt=""/> -</div> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p>It was an Earthman! Lost in the desert, apparently. Marik, somewhat -annoyed at this interruption of his meditation, rang for Kenra Sarg.</p> - -<p>The young acolyte appeared immediately. Marik nodded. "Look out there," -he said.</p> - -<p>Kenra Sarg turned and stared. After a moment he turned back to Marik.</p> - -<p>"That's an Earthman lost out there! We'd better bring him in here -before he gets buried by the sand. What do you say, Father?"</p> - -<p>"Of course, Kenra Sarg, of course. Bring him here."</p> - -<p>The younger priest bowed and trotted out to the desert. Marik watched -him as he ran. He was tall and powerful, and his skin was deep blue, -almost purple. His powerful thigh muscles clenched and unclenched -as he ran. <i>He reminds me of my younger self</i>, Marik thought, as he -watched Kenra Sarg pound effortlessly over the sand. <i>He will be a fine -successor when I am ready to go.</i></p> - -<p>He sank back into reverie, hoping for some repose before Kenra Sarg -returned with the Earthman.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>He was small, even smaller than the other Earthmen Marik had seen, and -his mouth worked curiously and constantly. His face had been dried by -the desert. He shook sand from his hair, his eyes, his ears.</p> - -<p>"I thought I was finished that time," he said, looking up into Marik's -eyes. The Earthman's eyes were bright and hard, and Marik found the -contact unpleasant.</p> - -<p>"You are safe here," Marik said. "This is the Temple of Carthule."</p> - -<p>"I've heard of you people," the Earthman said. "Understand you're a -sort of hotel and religion combined."</p> - -<p>"Not exactly," Marik said. "But the strongest tenet of our faith is -that the Guest Rite is inviolable. Our greatest joy is giving sanctuary -to wanderers. You are welcome here so long as you care to stay."</p> - -<p>The little Earthman nodded his head. "Sounds fine with me. But I won't -trouble you long. I was just passing through this region on my way back -to New Chicago—I mean Corolla—when I got lost in your desert. Dropped -my compass in the sand and couldn't find my way after that."</p> - -<p>"Yes," Marik said. "It is very difficult."</p> - -<p>"You're telling me! It would not be so bad if you had stars here on -Venus—Carthule, I mean—but you don't, and so there's no way to get -your direction. I could have died out there before I found my way back -to Corolla. I'm shipping back to Earth," he said. "I can't wait to get -back. No disrespect meant, of course," he added cautiously.</p> - -<p>Marik looked down at the Earthman. <i>I'll never get used to their pale -skins</i>, he thought. <i>And they talk so much.</i> "Yes," he said. "I know -many of your people find our planet a difficult one to live on. We are -better adapted for such life than you."</p> - -<p>"Sure," the Earthman said. "Say, could I get some rest now? I'm pretty -well shot after that tour of your desert."</p> - -<p>"Certainly," said Marik. "Kenra Sarg, will you show our guest to one of -our rooms? Feel free to stay as long as you care to," he said to the -Earthman. "Carthule's generosity is unbounded."</p> - -<p>"Oh, don't worry about that," the Earthman said. "I'm not going to stay -for long. Just a day or so to recover my bearings, so to speak, and -once I'm in traveling shape again I'm heading straight for Corolla." -Kenra Sarg led him away, and he followed, still talking.</p> - -<p>Marik looked briefly up at the sky, but Carthule made no answer. For -some reason Marik felt suspicious of this Earthman, and as he moved -toward the room of prayer to perform the service customary upon the -arrival of one seeking sanctuary, he uttered a small, silent plea to -Carthule to keep his mind free of groundless hatreds.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>When Marik finished his devotion before the great purple figure of -Carthule, he kissed the blazing eye of the statue as was his private -custom, humbled himself before the altar, and turned to leave.</p> - -<p>"I waited till you were through, Marik," said a tall figure in priestly -robes who had been standing at the door. "I didn't want to interrupt -your service."</p> - -<p>"Polla San! Why have you come here now? I expected you next month!"</p> - -<p>Marik looked anxiously at his fellow priest. He knew well that the old -priest of the neighboring temple left his books and his meditations -infrequently, and never came to visit Marik without first sending -notice.</p> - -<p>"Serious business," said Polla San. Marik noticed for the first time -that the other was wearing the gold band. It was a sign of deep sorrow.</p> - -<p>"Tell me outside," Marik said. "This is not the room for it."</p> - -<p>"This is of His realm," Polla San said. "Listen: not long ago one -of the Earthmen arrived at my temple. He said he was on his way to -Corolla, and was looking for shelter and a place to sleep before -crossing the desert. Of course, we welcomed him and, since we had no -more beds, I gave him my room and slept on the floor in the mealroom. -Last night he left, hurriedly, without telling anyone. When I found my -room empty, I concluded he had gone, and I went to the room of prayer -to offer my wish that Carthule protect him on his journey. I bowed -before the statue, even as you did now—and when I looked up I saw that -the eye had been stolen!"</p> - -<p>"No!" Marik said. He turned and looked at his own statue of Carthule. -In the center of the forehead burned the irreplaceable stone that had -been set there century upon century before—a great red stone with -secret fires burning in its heart. He tried to picture the eye not -there, and could not. The eye was the heart of the Temple.</p> - -<p>"Our Earthman had stolen the eye," Polla San said. "But he is still in -our power. He left so hurriedly that he forgot this." He reached into -his robe and took out a small metallic object.</p> - -<p>"His compass," Polla San said. "Without this, he cannot cross the -desert. He is still out there somewhere. Come: let your acolytes and -mine search the desert for him, regain the eye, and give him the death -he deserves."</p> - -<p>Marik sank to his knees before the statue. "No," he said.</p> - -<p>"No?" Polla San put his hand on the other's shoulder. "We are within -our rights. The Earthmen will agree with us; he has committed a -sacrilege and we must punish him for it. Why be afraid?"</p> - -<p>"It's not that," Marik said. "He richly deserves death. But he is not -in the desert. He is here."</p> - -<p>"Here?"</p> - -<p>"I saw him wandering out there and sent Kenra Sarg to bring him in. -He is asleep in one of our guest rooms now. I was just performing the -Guest Rite for him when you came."</p> - -<p>Polla San sank to his knees alongside Marik. "This is serious, Marik. -If he is a guest of yours, he is inviolate. He will sleep here in the -home of Carthule after having committed the greatest of desecrations, -and we must serve him and feed him and shelter him. It's not right, -Marik!"</p> - -<p>Marik turned in amazement. "You're not questioning the Word, are you? -The Guest Rite is inviolable. As long as he is our guest, we cannot -harm him. To punish him for his act would be a greater violation than -the act itself."</p> - -<p>"But can we let this Earthman remain a guest of Carthule, Marik? Let -him sleep down there with the eye in his pocket, and not do a thing -about it! He could flaunt the jewel under our noses and we'd have to -nod our heads and offer him more food."</p> - -<p>"The way of Carthule is the right way," Marik said. "The Guest Rite -is inviolable. We will continue to treat this Earthman as we would -Carthule Himself."</p> - -<p>"But what can I do, Marik? My temple is no longer a temple without the -eye!"</p> - -<p>"Carthule will show us the way, Polla San. Suppose we pray."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>The following morning the Earthman, after a hearty meal, stretched -himself luxuriously and looked out across the desert.</p> - -<p>"I guess I'll be moving along," he said to Marik. "I'm in fine shape -now, thanks."</p> - -<p>"I am glad you found your stay restful," Marik said, concealing his -feelings for the desecrator. "Carthule is ever-providing."</p> - -<p>The Earthman began to move idly up and down the mealroom, examining the -ancient furnishings. "That reminds me," he said. "You wouldn't have a -compass to lend me, would you?"</p> - -<p>"A compass?" Marik let a puzzled frown cross his forehead. "What may a -compass be?" he asked in just the right tone of ignorance.</p> - -<p>The Earthman glanced at him impatiently. "You know," he said, gesturing -with his hands. "It's a sort of a little metal box with a magnetic -pointer. You must have seen them."</p> - -<p>"No," Marik said. "Out here we rarely have guests from your world. I -have not seen any compasses."</p> - -<p>"Don't you use them yourselves—or something equivalent, I mean? A -compass is for traveling. It tells you what direction you're going in."</p> - -<p>Marik smiled. "We of Carthule have no need of such things, friend. We -need no external guides here."</p> - -<p>The Earthman worried a tangled wisp of hair. "Nothing at all? How do -you find your way around in the desert?"</p> - -<p>"We know how to travel," said Polla San quietly, emerging from his -reverie.</p> - -<p>"But—how can I get back to Corolla without a compass? I'll just get -lost again!" The Earthman looked anxiously from one impassive blue face -to another.</p> - -<p>"Carthule will help you, friend," Marik said. "Carthule helps all who -love Him."</p> - -<p>It seemed to Marik that the Earthman paled a little.</p> - -<p>"Maybe you could lend me a guide," he said. "I can pay well. Maybe you -could let me have that big fellow who brought me in from the desert? -He could just show me the way to Corolla and then come right back."</p> - -<p>"Our acolytes have no time for such journeys," Marik said. "We are busy -here all the day long."</p> - -<p>"But all you do is pray—I mean—" he broke off, realizing he had -insulted his hosts. He turned and stared out at the shifting sands.</p> - -<p>"You will have to set out alone," Polla San said.</p> - -<p>"Can't you let me have anyone? Just a kitchen boy?" His hard little -eyes flicked from one priest to the other. "Anyone at all? Otherwise -I'm stuck here for good!"</p> - -<p>"Carthule will guide you," Marik said.</p> - -<p>The Earthman stared angrily at the tall priests. "I'm beginning -to think you want me to get lost again," he said. "You talk about -Carthule, and charity, but because I'm an Earthman you won't help me. -But I'll show you. I'll get back to Corolla. And you'll pay for this -when I do!"</p> - -<p>He ran out. Marik and Polla, sitting quietly, exchanged glances.</p> - -<p>"We are moving in the right direction," Polla San said. "But I think -you would be wise to guard your room of prayer lest he seek to add to -his collection."</p> - -<p>"No fear of that," Marik said. "We'll see him again."</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>The Earthman disappeared later that morning. Kenra Sarg reported that -he had set out, alone, in the general direction of Corolla, after -fruitlessly attempting to bribe one of the kitchen boys to accompany -him. He had offered them fabulous sums, but they had laughed at him.</p> - -<p>The Eye of Marik's Carthule was still in place, but one of the younger -acolytes, who had been praying all morning, told Marik that the -Earthman had furtively entered the room of prayer and had backed out -upon seeing the priest at his devotions.</p> - -<p>With the Earthman gone, Marik returned to the calm of his daily -routine. The after-meal meditation was a pleasant one; he and Polla -San sat facing the desert, contemplating the grandeur of Carthule and -pondering the meaning of His ways, until they sank into a transcendent -peace. As the night winds began to cool the desert, they fell into a -discussion of the problem of evil.</p> - -<p>Marik maintained that Carthule had created the Earthmen out of His -infinite wisdom, better to show the virtue of His people by contrast; -while Polla San, wandering on the very edge of orthodox theology, -suggested that the god whom the Earthman worshipped was actually -independent of Carthule, representing the embodiment of evil as -Carthule was the personification of good.</p> - -<p>Marik refused to accept this, arguing that Carthule had created both -His people and the Earthmen, or perhaps—as a concession to Polla -San—that he had created the god of the Earthmen who, in turn, had -created the Earthmen. The discussion went on through the night, while -the night winds swirled the sand up around the temple, and they felt no -need of sleep.</p> - -<p>"Your theory denies the omnipotence of Carthule," Marik said, as the -night winds began to lower in intensity. "If you postulate an evil -force of as great power as the good, you deny the factors on which our -morality—" Marik broke off, seeing that Polla San had slipped off into -the near-sleep of a reverie.</p> - -<p>He stood up, his long legs cramped after the afternoon and night of -sitting, and walked up and down. The desert was settling into its -morning calm after the tempestuous night. He stared out across it, -thinking of the Earthman who had set out for Corolla with the priceless -eye of Carthule in a pouch by his side.</p> - -<p>There was a figure in the distance, walking slowly and with great -difficulty in widening circles, following a wild path to the temple. -Marik lifted his nictitating lid to make sure his eyes were not playing -him false.</p> - -<p>Then, rather than awakening Kenra Sarg or Polla San, he did up his robe -and went out in the desert to fetch the Earthman back himself.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>He had been wandering all night, tossed by the night winds, eyes and -ears and mouth choked with sand. He was still master enough of himself -to throw an angry glare at Marik when the priest approached, but he -suffered himself to be lifted like a child and carried back to the -temple. The pouch was still hanging by his side, Marik noted.</p> - -<p>"I see our friend has returned," Polla San said.</p> - -<p>"Yes," Marik said. "Yesterday morning he departed without taking -leave and lost his way again on the way to Corolla. After a night in -the desert he found his way back to us and is once again looking for -sanctuary. This is true, isn't it?" Marik said, looking down at the -Earthman cradled in his arms.</p> - -<p>The Earthman angrily spat out some sand.</p> - -<p>"Carthule in His mercy has brought our wanderer back," Polla San said.</p> - -<p>"I'll take him below," Marik said. "His night in the desert has left -him weak and sore, and he needs rest. But he will always find sanctuary -here with Carthule. Carthule shows His generosity to the lowest of -creatures."</p> - -<p>Kenra Sarg appeared at the door. "I see our guest has returned," he -said.</p> - -<p>"Yes. He has come back to us." Marik handed the Earthman over to Kenra -Sarg, despite an impotent look of rage from the huddled, battered -little thief.</p> - -<p>"Take him to the room he had, and let him rest. He has traveled, and he -is weary. I will go to the room of prayer, and offer up the Guest Rite -for him, for he is our guest again. For as long as he cares to stay."</p> - -<p>Kenra Sarg nodded and carried the Earthman inside.</p> - -<p>Marik turned to Polla San. "Carthule has treated us well. I always feel -happy when we have a guest."</p> - -<p>Polla San smiled. "He still has the eye, I hope."</p> - -<p>"He still does. I don't think he got too far last night. I've never -seen anyone quite so angry."</p> - -<p>"He will never find his way to Corolla alone," Polla San said. "Not -without this." He thoughtfully fondled the compass in his hand.</p> - -<p>"If my acolytes were not all so busy, I would allow one to guide him," -Marik said, smiling. "But I can spare none, and I enjoy offering our -hospitality. He is our guest, and we must do all in our power to make -his stay enjoyable. Perhaps he will never want to leave."</p> - -<p>"No," Polla San said, standing up and flexing his legs. "He will leave -often, and silently. Perhaps he will take your statue's eye as well, to -put in the pouch by his side. But he will return, as he did yesterday."</p> - -<p>"He will return," Marik said. "Again and again. He will never find his -way across the desert to Corolla, and eventually he will stay here as -our permanent guest. And one day he shall die, if not sooner then -later—these Earthmen are a short-lived breed—and we will recover the -eyes, which will still be in the pouch by his side."</p> - -<p>"It is wonderful to have a guest," Polla San said.</p> - -<p>"It is," Marik said. "He shall live here with the eyes by his side, and -one day he will die and we can recover our treasures from him. He can -never get far with them. We can wait. He has but a few decades left, -while Carthule has all eternity. 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