On Nike, the "Wanderer" is clearly the Devil:
"'Orgino was a war chief of three hundred years agone. They said he was so wicked he must be in league with the Wanderer...'" (p. 520)
Wanderer is a character in The Boat Of A Million Years.
Odin is the Wanderer because he is the god of the wind.
Roan Tom, flying, thinks that:
"He must be one with the wind..." (p. 526)
- which suddenly blows with impossible force!
Unpredictable destructive weather is a clue to Nike's nature. And learning how to predict that weather will be a decisive negotiating edge for Tom's group.
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