human
So thou art the Roumi from beyond the sea upon whom our Lady of Beauty hath gazed with favour?
gpt
I am, O Father, I answered.
human
For many moons have I travelled to seek thee, but have been thwarted in all my efforts until this moment. I am bearer of a precious object, the secret of which thou alone knowest;
gpt
Verily hast thou acted with faith and fearlessness, he said, taking the piece of metal in his talon-like fingers and seeking the mystic inscription.
human
Undaunted, thou hast faced many perils in order to fulfil thine oath. Already the report of thy sufferings and thine hardships, and the attempts made upon thy life, hath been conveyed unto me. While thou wert a slave in the Fada, I knew of thy bondage, and tried to reach and release thee, but without avail. To me the circumstances of the loss and extraordinary recovery of this strangely-shaped phylactery entrusted to thy keeping are no new thing, for while upon thy wanderings thou hast been watched by eyes unseen.
gpt
Didst thou know that I was endeavouring to reach thee? I asked, amazed.
human
How didst thou obtain thy knowledge?
gpt
The Wearer of the Flower knoweth all things he desireth,