Leonis nodded, and they disappeared into the angry crowd, following the philosopher who walked with grandeur, his guards protecting him from the attempts of some Ghlizan who wanted to tear him apart. But he didn't flinch or startle from this attack. The soldiers around him took out their electric batons and began to shock anyone who came near him.
With his cyborg's sharp hearing, Keno heard the philosopher shaking his head and saying to his guard, "I eliminated the blind sanctification of religions in a single revolution, yet I haven't been able to achieve anything on this planet for thirty years. Was what I achieved on my planet a fluke that won't be repeated? Or did the circumstances serve me, and the tyranny of the clergy help me? Oh, my confusion. And so it is with the philosopher; always confused."
Keno followed him silently between the houses, with Leonis at his heels. They watched the Franks soldiers relentlessly beating the rebellious crowd with electric batons and clubs.
