"Behold, then, Constantine Kyriakos, as I teach you my first mystery. You are a too-educated man and this will be hard for you unless you bend your will to it. Listen with your heart, and set your mind free of what is impossible. It is the lesson I shall shortly teach Greece, as the water dries in the pipes and the fields wilt. Do you recall our conversation in your temporary office beneath the road? Do you recall what I said about the Immortals?"