"Who?" Jude asked.
The child looked towards the empty window.
"A person who didn't belong to any world."
The older Jude's expression changed.
"That's enough."
The child ignored him.
"He brought a seed."
The chamber became very quiet.
"He planted it in the dark. The tree grew. Then it made a world. It made rivers and mountains, forests and animals. It made houses for people who had nowhere else to go."
The child looked towards Jude.
"And then the tree learned to remember."
A low vibration travelled through the floor.
The child smiled sadly.
"That's when everything went wrong."
Jude stepped closer.
"What happened?"
The child looked towards Sol.
"Someone made a promise."
Sol whispered:
"What promise?"
The child answered.
"That nobody would ever be lost again."
The words seemed to travel through the walls.
The twelve chairs in the chamber began moving.
One by one, they turned towards the doorway.
Jude looked at the older man.
"Who made the promise?"
