"Oh, my darling, yes. I guessed, I knew. In the hushed great halls the footsteps of a man like you were solely needed. The Guiding Council had vision and strength too--the courage to break through all taboos and seek the one right man for a task no other man could do. "Naturally you are human still. In my presence you felt at first a certain shyness. I could see that you were searching inwardly for flaws that might have made you seem unworthy in my eyes. It was a boyish, foolish trait--and from that moment I loved you with all my heart. To be great and doubt one's greatness is the surest path to a woman's heart." I reached out and took her into my arms. "No man is a safe guide when he walks alone," I said. "It is time that the Councillor took a wife." "Yes," she agreed. "It is time." There was silence on the peak as we stared down together into the shining valley far below.