Conrad's Last Campaign (37 page)

Uncle Tom hit the control button again.

“Well, aren’t we going to keep watching him?”

“No. His part in history is over. He’ll live for a long time if he doesn’t get in the way of any arrows or bullets, but one time at the golden table is all any man gets.

“He’s rebuilt a civilization and improved an entire timeline beyond belief, but he’s done his part and retired

“Remember that in most timelines, he ended up as the town blacksmith. This is the best he will ever be.

“However, we do have that chemist fellow that we dropped into Bronze Age England. He’s making quite a name for himself as a wizard.

“If you’ll push that yellow button, we can look in on him.”