"Instantly they broke down the woman's door and raided the house for Anti-Mice paraphernalia. I cowered in fear at the site of their deeds. They followed only that which they chose to see, and believed what they had invented. Their leader was Owl, and they were inseparable from him. Owl was for them, Owl was them, and they were Owl. Like a curtain which creates darkness but believes it's on the side facing the light, they were the personification of Alteration leading rodent-kind to enlightenment. Yes, they were the gods of their religion—lords of death."