She and Allan Chapter 25 - Allan Delivers the Message

In which the sagacious Macumazahn returns to the Black Kloof to deliver a message and recount his encounters with the enigmatic Umslopogaas and the inscrutable Zikali, whose cynical wisdom and eerie prophecies cast a somber light upon the paths of men. The discourse between old seer and faithful servant weaves a tapestry of truth and deception, casting shadows over the future while hinting at elusive certainties that lie beyond mortal ken.