The Venusians

The Venusians were reptilian and were happy to take me back to Earth because the Great One was so eager to get rid of me that he had paid them with some of the grain they had borrowed from the Venusians only increasing their debt.

Once onboard the Venusian ship I had a chance to talk to the captain.

“Sir,” I asked, “Why do your people keep lending to the Martian? It’s obvious you are never going to pay them back.”

“True,” replied the captain, “But someday they will no longer be able to make the interest payments and then we will own them. Then we will dine on the Martians themselves. We will feast on the Great One and his court jesters alone for months.