All was silent.
…and they went together to a sheltered place where they found food. Above, there was a murmuring. Between them they prepared a meal, then divided it, placing it on two plates. And the plates were made of gold. The murmur grew louder and became a roar. It came from an ever-darkening sky. Two more gold plates covered the meals. And they came away to the sound of a million voices, full of fear. They left the place until their hunger brought them back. With both fear and hunger, they came again. At the shelter, they removed their food. And they ate. And the great cacophony of voices rang out again.
Once fed, they emerged to a bright, opening sky and listened. The great call of the anguished voices fell away to one.
It said, “My children have eaten. All is well.”
They left… and the silence returned…