Chapter Nineteen: Deer in the Bushes

 

Anglorae groaned. “Berries? Again?”

Kyosti didn’t have to see Sanji to know she looked murderous. “You can starve, if you’d rather,” she pointed out.

Chapter Eighteen: Sunlight in the Forest Glen

 

They do, in fact, set out the next morning. The Seers are obviously anxious to be rid of them. As Kyosti had predicted, the Seers decided they would head up north into Sorn Iorn first, then catch the first available boat into Mayna or Tenash. It would be a long journey, but shorter than waiting for the long winter to pass.

Chapter Seventeen: Interlude - As The Story Goes

 Excerpt from a court testimony given by an unnamed Innis slave during the infamous case, Harbinger of Doom v. Wheel of Fortune. The occasion called for a retelling of the Innis version of Rokolo’s ascent into the heavens, and one can only hope that the slave was punished heavily for speaking this blasphemy. The mountain spoken of here is perhaps one of the volcanoes sacred to the Fiery Wolverine, as he is often associated with fire, climbing mountains, and staircases. Some suggest the guide is the Fiery Wolverine himself, although this could not possibly be true.

Chapter Sixteen: In the Top of the Highest Treehouse

 Despite the warm welcome they had received yesterday, the Seers had become distinctly unfriendly overnight. The Seer who led them answered their questions with clipped answers, and Kyosti could hear other people around them hissing and whispering. Sanji’s hands flexed on his elbow; she pressed closer to him the farther they walked.

Chapter Fifteen: The New Route

 

Kyosti was inclined to forget the argument he’d had with Sanji when the morning came, and it seemed Sanji agreed; neither of them brought up either Rokolo or the Leopard Queen as they ate their meal of pickled eggs, steamed greens and root vegetables.

Chapter Fourteen: The Difference Between Seers and Innis

 

Eventually the Seers led them to a treehouse to sleep in. The crowd they led behind still murmured discontent against Galveston and her betrayal.