While you were brought to these
Chambers by circumstances of your own choosing, your desires in choosing
those circumstances were dictated by the experiences of the past. But
never mind how I summoned you, for you are here now."
"Very well," I said, not wishing to disagree with the Lord of the Past.
Still, I was in a stubborn frame of mind, and asked, "But if the past is
as powerful as you construe it to be, then why does the Lord of the Past
need the help of a mere mortal like myself? Or do you mean you need a
more direct agent than those you control only by influence?"
"Something like that," he answered. "You see, there was a great disaster
once, which was blamed on me, and in order to atone for it, I promised
to send a kinsman redeemer before anything so devastating happened
again, and I believe you are the perfect choice."
"What devastating event hasn't been blamed on the past in one form or
another?" I said, "But why not just go yourself?"
"It is against the rules," Onan told me.
"How typical."
"Yes, indeed, I sometimes wonder what good it is to be a god if you
can't do anything yourself," he said with a sigh.
"What do you want me to do there, then?"
"I cannot tell you, unfortunately.
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