I Don't Know How the Story Ends (2015)
“I said, being too overwhelmed for the moment to think of anything smarter.
“Looks like it rose again,” Ranger told me smugly. He led us to a plank fence directly under the towering walls. “This is Belshazzar’s Court. The gates of the city used to stand here, but they got pulled down to make room for this.”
“Who’s Belshazzar?” Sylvie asked in a hushed voice. “Is he home? Will he let us go in?” She was overcome—perhaps by the elephants, which were awe-inspiring indeed, even though a close... look showed the gold paint peeling off.
“But what is it?” I asked yet again.
Ranger leaned against the fence, gazing up dreamily. “You’ve heard of Intolerance, right?”
“Of course,” I said, wondering how ignorant he supposed me to be.
“What’s intolerance?” Sylvie asked eagerly.
“You know,” I told her.MoreLess
“Looks like it rose again,” Ranger told me smugly. He led us to a plank fence directly under the towering walls. “This is Belshazzar’s Court. The gates of the city used to stand here, but they got pulled down to make room for this.”
“Who’s Belshazzar?” Sylvie asked in a hushed voice. “Is he home? Will he let us go in?” She was overcome—perhaps by the elephants, which were awe-inspiring indeed, even though a close... look showed the gold paint peeling off.
“But what is it?” I asked yet again.
Ranger leaned against the fence, gazing up dreamily. “You’ve heard of Intolerance, right?”
“Of course,” I said, wondering how ignorant he supposed me to be.
“What’s intolerance?” Sylvie asked eagerly.
“You know,” I told her.MoreLess
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