The Edge of Ruin
“Grenier’s belly felt like an empty sack, and he was past being embarrassed by his stomach’s angry rumbles. The trip west had taken much longer than anticipated since they had abandoned the interstate system just inside the borders of Oklahoma because of the crowds of people converging on Oral Roberts University. The plan had been to ride I-44 into Oklahoma City and then transfer to I-40 for the drive to Albuquerque, but the interstate heading into Tulsa was like L.A. on a bad day, and Syd had f...eared the wild, exalted expressions on the faces of the people.
Grenier couldn’t blame him. He’d seen those faces in Serbia and Lebanon, India and Poland, and during government-mandated purges against the religious in China. The Old Ones used religious hatred as fuel for killing because it worked really well, but any kind of fervent, irrational belief that brooked no challenge worked, too. As long as the result was lots of hate, fear, and death, his former masters were indifferent to the source of the conflict.MoreLess
Grenier couldn’t blame him. He’d seen those faces in Serbia and Lebanon, India and Poland, and during government-mandated purges against the religious in China. The Old Ones used religious hatred as fuel for killing because it worked really well, but any kind of fervent, irrational belief that brooked no challenge worked, too. As long as the result was lots of hate, fear, and death, his former masters were indifferent to the source of the conflict.MoreLess
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