Chapter 5
Chapter 5
The Lands of Fire, Water and Wood
The six arms of a Daystone point to six regions, and in each region people made a different promise. Follow the arm with the flame and you reach Coldkiln Hollow. It is a valley of kilns and forges. The fires are out, yet the bricks are still lukewarm.
The promise of the people here was "I will have it all made." The craftsmen who were making dishes, horseshoes and candles for the feast day are held by the thought that they have not finished, and cannot leave their cold fires.
The arm with the wave points to Ebb Harbor. It is the port where the ships that set out in time for the promised day cannot come home, because the bell never rang. The sea has drawn back, and the tide does not return.
The promise here was "I will surely come back." Those who count the days on the pier and those who cannot drop anchor out on the open sea are waiting for each other.
The arm with the mushroom leads to the Lulled Wood. The whole forest is asleep, and spores drift like snow. Even the birds and the wind keep their voices low. The promise here was "I will look after it." Though what they looked after is gone, they cannot stop looking after it.
End of chapter 5
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