There where the stones are found he slew her, and the red gems are her blood, and the blue gems are her tears which she shed praying to him for mercy.

Therefore the blood of Aca is offered to Jal, and so it shall be offered till Aca comes again to drive his worship from the land." "A nice bit of mythology, I am sure," said Leonard.

"Our old friends the Darkness and the Dawn in an African shape, I suppose.

But listen to me, mother.

This stone, if it is genuine, is worth many ounces of gold, but there are other stones so like it that none who are not learned can tell the difference, and if it be one of these it is of little value.