We don't know the
whole story."
"But greegles!"
"What about the greegles?" asked Mark, with a slight edge of
defensiveness in his tone. "Did it seem to either of you that Vly would
betray a friend to save himself? And did you see any sign of advanced
weaponry at Montezuma's Castle?"
"What are you saying, Mark?" asked Joe.
"I'm saying that we shouldn't discount an old tale just because it
sounds foolish or superstitious. George knew we were coming. He
couldn't have known unless Montezuma sent him a message, even though we
warned him against doing so. If he sent George a message, he wasn't
taken over by the pirates. These aren't the same ships. These are
another part of Zimbardo's fleet sent out to find George St. George.
They must have tracked him down through the message Vly sent-not
because they landed on the Castle and threatened him."
Zip looked deeply thoughtful. Joe looked incredulous.
"Mark, you can't be serious!"
"It's not a matter of being serious or not, Joe; it's a matter of being
open-minded."
"George described it himself! He's been out in the vacuum too long."
"I don't think George strikes me as an unbalanced man. Unusual, for
sure. But not unbalanced. Not unbalanced at all." Mark looked over his
shoulder. George had his arms around two of his men and was talking to
them in a low voice.
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