If he could transfer the attention and the wrath of
this terrible man from himself to Lu-don's priests it would more
than satisfy him and if they should conspire to harm him, then Mo-sar
would be safe in the eyes of Jad-ben-Otho if it finally developed
that the stranger was in reality the son of god. He felt uncomfortable
in Tarzan's presence and this fact rather accentuated his doubt,
for thus indeed would mortal feel in the presence of a god. Now he
saw a way to escape, at least temporarily.
"I will fetch them myself, Dor-ul-Otho," he said, and turning,
left the apartment. His hurried steps brought him quickly to the
temple, for the palace grounds of Tu-lur, which also included the
temple as in all of the Ho-don cities, covered a much smaller area
than those of the larger city of A-lur. He found Lu-don's messengers
with the high priest of his own temple and quickly transmitted to
them the commands of the ape-man.
"What do you intend to do with him?" asked one of the priests.
"I have no quarrel with him," replied Mo-sar. "He came in peace
and he may depart in peace, for who knows but that he is indeed
the Dor-ul-Otho?"
"We know that he is not," replied Lu-don's emissary. "We have
every proof that he is only mortal, a strange creature from another
country. Already has Lu-don offered his life to Jad-ben-Otho if he
is wrong in his belief that this creature is not the son of god.
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