Did people in Thulcandra not know that Maleldil the Young had made and still ruled the world? Even a child knew that. Where did Maleldil live, Ransom asked. “With the Old One.” And who was the Old One? Ransom did not understand the answer. He tried again. “Where was the Old One?” “He is not that sort,” said Hnohra, “that he has to live anywhere,” and proceeded to a good deal which Ransom did not follow.
