The Heroes

There was darkness and in the dark he shouted, "What's happening ? Who am I ?" Then he opened his eyes. He knew who he was . He had been Rich and Jesse . They had melted into each other like drops of water running together to form a mighty river. He was Another .

He had in him Jesse's poetry and Rich's logic, Rich's strength and Jesse's liveliness , Rich's determination and Jesse's imagination . All that each boy, alone , was capable of was part of him , but magnified , grown immense .

He towered over the Wolf , which came to heel like a puppy . It fawned at his feet and rolled its eyes to look at him . It no longer brought fear , for fear was unknown to the man who had been Jesse and Rich.