·𐑵𐑯𐑩

·𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑺

·𐑷𐑛𐑦𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑕. [MusicXML]

𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑥𐑹 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟

𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑩. 𐑐𐑰. 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑟

·𐑷𐑛𐑦𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑕. [MusicXML]

1. 𐑲𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑸𐑒𐑕 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑴𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 Lusk, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕 𐑜𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 Adare's ·𐑱𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑲 𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤, Philomel, 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 Espan 𐑩-𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒.

2. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑕𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑟𐑧𐑓𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑛; 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑾𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑕 𐑰𐑗 𐑤𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑖𐑨𐑤 immortally 𐑢𐑱𐑒.

𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑔

𐑚𐑲 Marah 𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑕 Ryan

𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑼𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 VREELAND

⸰𐑱𐑕𐑰 McCLURG & 𐑒𐑥. 𐑖𐑦𐑒𐑭𐑜𐑴

𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑩. 𐑕𐑰. McCLURG & 𐑒𐑥. 1917

𐑐𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑡𐑨𐑯𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦, 1917

𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯

𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑿. 𐑧𐑓. 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦, 𐑖𐑦𐑒𐑭𐑜𐑴

𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑕

𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑔

·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯.

𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑-𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑚𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯, Tiern 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑹𐑔 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯𐑹 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟, 𐑯𐑹 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑝.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑓𐑻𐑯—𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑰. 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑲 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑-𐑓𐑫𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑚 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛.

𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺; 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑕—𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑺—𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟—𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑱𐑞𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑧𐑒𐑴 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑, 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑻𐑔 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽 𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑧𐑒𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑯 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑. 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛—

𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑶𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑹 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑯 carven 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑿. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑿 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑑 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑒 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑰 𐑿 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑗𐑸𐑥𐑟? 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑡𐑼𐑵𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑑 Innis Gluair,” 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼. “𐑢𐑰 𐑚𐑺 𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑬𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 puring 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑑𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑤?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑨𐑟 𐑩 childling 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥?”

“𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑩𐑯𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑜 𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛.”

“𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, “𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕; 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟—𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥.”

“𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛—𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟! 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑿 𐑣𐑵 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱?”

𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯.

“𐑜𐑴 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑻𐑕 𐑑 𐑿 𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤—𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟!”

“𐑲—𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰. 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯? 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑰 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛? 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹, 𐑴 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿.”

𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑲𐑛, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑒.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑹𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰.

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑱.”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑹𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝, 𐑴 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛?”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑹𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑚𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑷𐑤𐑑.”

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛—𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑚𐑳𐑛𐑟?”

“𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑶, 𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲.

𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵. 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑘𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑨𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑹 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑤𐑲𐑑.

“𐑴, 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑗𐑰𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑶 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 byre.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑷𐑤𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑸 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑤𐑫𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟; 𐑕𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 grandeurs 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑰𐑓. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑶, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑮𐑰-𐑤𐑧𐑜𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑵𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑵𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑛𐑼-𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑐𐑲𐑐𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑖𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑭𐑓 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑.

“𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑿 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒: 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑿! 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑹 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑛𐑽! 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑹 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯—𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑸.”

“𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼?”

“𐑲, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑵; 𐑓𐑸 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 Lir 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑗𐑼𐑟. 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹.”

“𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑛.

“𐑲, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑲𐑛𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛? 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 mayhaps 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 Kethlen 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟. 𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑺.”

“𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙! ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑢𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑰?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑫𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑𐑪𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑛. 𐑯𐑴—𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑. 𐑲, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯-𐑣𐑸𐑑.”

“𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑽 𐑓 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑. 𐑖𐑨𐑤 ·𐑕𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑥𐑹𐑯?”

𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛.

“𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑?”

“𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯—𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑲 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑰𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟! 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯, 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒.”

𐑯 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑹.

“𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑱𐑔, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑸𐑚𐑺𐑾𐑯𐑟, 𐑓𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑵𐑯𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑛. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑕, 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑟, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑲,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑴𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑕𐑒𐑲. “𐑲, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑺? 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔, 𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑐𐑲𐑒𐑕.”

“𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑝—𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼-𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑. 𐑯 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 ‘𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙’ 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑓 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑚𐑻𐑔 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 ·Tuathe 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙𐑟—𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑐𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑑 agone.

“𐑲, 𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑱,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑺 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛! 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑹 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤! 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑗𐑻𐑗, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑹 𐑚𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩. 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕: 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤?”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑓 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑗𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑯, 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑣𐑻, 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼! 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰, ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑖𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑿𐑗𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑷. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑘𐑪𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓, 𐑹 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵. 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞𐑴 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.”

“Mayhaps 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“Mayhaps, 𐑓 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑿 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑱 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴?”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑘𐑽𐑟, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑳𐑕 𐑸 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤. “𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑬 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑽, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑕𐑷 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵.”

𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑰, 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑹 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑰𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑗𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑟—𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·Tuathe 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑚𐑺𐑾𐑯𐑟.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑, 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑥𐑹—𐑹 𐑣𐑲 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴.

𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑽, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑲, 𐑯 𐑞 herders 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑻𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑑𐑹.

𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟. 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑯 𐑦𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑖 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕. “𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿, 𐑴 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑚𐑸𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑, “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕?”

“𐑲, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑜 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯, 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑞 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.”

“𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼?”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑺, 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕; mayhaps 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯. 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑩 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑷𐑤.”

“𐑴 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯-𐑲𐑛, “𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴, 𐑴 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦?”

“𐑲, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱. 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑛 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑰𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟.”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑕, ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑤.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑿?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑑𐑰𐑔.

“𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑, 𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑?”

“·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼, 𐑛𐑲𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩, 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙.

“𐑲, 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛! 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛! 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑓𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑹 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑑 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤?”

“𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑸 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤?” 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕? 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 witcheries 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑑𐑵! 𐑚𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑹 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑! 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑲𐑝; 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥—𐑹 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑲𐑞𐑼? 𐑴 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩, 𐑿 𐑸 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑪𐑛; 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤.”

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑗𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱. 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑮𐑧𐑝𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟: ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯; 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛; 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑲𐑥; 𐑘𐑧𐑑, 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑿𐑔 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑬 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯. 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑿 𐑸 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑓𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑤!”

“𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑱 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥, 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑺 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟.

𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯-𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑕𐑒𐑲, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑐𐑭𐑔, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑼, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑜𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑲𐑼.

“𐑸𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜?”

“𐑯𐑱, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑒𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑓𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔, 𐑢𐑰 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑗 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑰𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑺, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑖 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑬 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑤𐑲𐑑.

“𐑥𐑱 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱 ·𐑕𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑭𐑞𐑟; 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥; 𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑕𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑥𐑰.”

“·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑣𐑵—”

“𐑲, ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑞𐑺.”

“𐑲,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦-𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑼, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 aroon, 𐑯 𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙, ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺. “𐑿 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑕𐑯𐑸𐑛—𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑑𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤.”

“𐑲, 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑿,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛. “𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤?”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑹 𐑢𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑺 𐑿 𐑜𐑴: 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑿𐑔 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑚; 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 aroon; 𐑕𐑻𐑗 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵, 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼—

“𐑲,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑑𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤,

𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲, 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯, 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟.

𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑩𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛. 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑪𐑐 𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑒𐑱𐑥. 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑳𐑐𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑑𐑹 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑱 ’𐑯𐑰𐑔 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑑.

𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑴𐑟, 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟, 𐑣𐑵 𐑝𐑬𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑰𐑜𐑼 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑹 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙—

𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑞 currach 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑷𐑯𐑗𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑴𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓.

𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑲𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕-𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑲 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙.

𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑰𐑑.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕. “𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒: 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑!”

“·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑺. 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑖𐑹; 𐑦𐑓 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑸𐑑. 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑-𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑬, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑺 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑛𐑟.

“𐑢𐑺 𐑨𐑥 𐑲?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑦 𐑛𐑹𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑕𐑰𐑒? 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑽.”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑕𐑰𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛. “𐑲 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑩-𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

𐑢𐑺𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐, 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑯 𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑩𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩, 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑖𐑹 𐑢𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑚𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑐, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑬 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 “𐑲𐑼𐑯” 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑒𐑲𐑟.

𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, ·𐑵𐑯𐑩 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑬𐑼.

“𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑻𐑔 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑴 𐑿 𐑸 𐑓𐑺𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑬—𐑹 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑵𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟?”

“𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑚𐑼𐑟?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

“𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑞 𐑓𐑺 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔—𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑧𐑡, 𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑽 𐑯𐑬 𐑓 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯?”

“𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑥𐑸𐑡?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑓𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑿 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑻𐑔 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑹 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟. 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑻𐑔. 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦. 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑻𐑔 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑤𐑦, 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼.”

“𐑲,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑿 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑? 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑?”

𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑻𐑔 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼-𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑛—𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒.

𐑜𐑱 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑘𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 jeweled 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑽 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑜𐑱 fays 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟’ 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑝𐑟; 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟.

“𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑑𐑵,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑸 𐑛𐑽 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴, 𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩, 𐑜𐑹𐑡𐑩𐑕 𐑯 jeweled, 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰; 𐑲 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑶𐑕.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑽.”

“𐑞 𐑛𐑽 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱. 𐑒𐑳𐑥! 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑩 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑕𐑰! 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕?”

“𐑲, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.”

“𐑒𐑳𐑥! 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰𐑒.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑽.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑻𐑔 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑓𐑷𐑤.”

“𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑯. 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑽 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑲, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕. 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛!”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑽!”

“𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯!”

“𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 rockwall 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒, 𐑹 𐑳𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒-𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑓𐑦𐑜𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰. 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑑—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 visioned 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑔𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑬 𐑓 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑯 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑲𐑟.

𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑.

“𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺, 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼. 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑴 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦? 𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑴 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩, 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤! 𐑯—𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥!”

𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑝.

𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵 𐑹 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑯. 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑴 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 unclasped 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑. 𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯! ’Tis 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟’ 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤!”

“𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑽—𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤!” 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒-𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩. “’Tis 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑻𐑔, 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑻𐑔! 𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑜 𐑿 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, 𐑕𐑴 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹 𐑢𐑱𐑟.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑛𐑷𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛! 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑥 𐑲. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑨𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑽, 𐑹 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛.”

“·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟.”

𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑼𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑𐑕.

“·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯—·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱, 𐑴 𐑕𐑯𐑴𐑦-𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛! 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑿 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑛𐑱𐑟!”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑸 𐑚𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑓𐑹𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑟?”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑿 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑬. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑—𐑲 𐑕𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑯𐑱𐑥—𐑯 𐑯𐑬—”

“𐑲! 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻. “𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑖𐑹𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛; 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟. “𐑯𐑬 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑. 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑥𐑫𐑼𐑟. 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑑 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑴𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑖𐑹. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛. 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑦𐑑, 𐑑𐑵!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛! 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻 honeysweet 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑴, 𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑰, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑱𐑒. 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑼 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼? 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟—𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰.

“𐑲 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑞𐑺. 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦. 𐑲, 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑻𐑔 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑿!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑖—𐑯 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑤 dusks. 𐑣𐑬 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟?”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤, ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤.”

“𐑲, 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑰 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻. “𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽”—𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑹 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑖𐑰 𐑼𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑝.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑿,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑳𐑐 𐑻𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑡𐑶𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻. 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑—𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟. 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 dusks 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑; 𐑲 𐑛𐑵, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑿, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑡 𐑝 𐑿𐑔, 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑵𐑯𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑡 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴—𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑻𐑔 enchantings. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑻𐑔 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑺𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑞𐑴 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑.”

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴, 𐑓 𐑿 𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑥𐑱 𐑲 𐑒𐑰𐑐?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑖𐑸𐑐 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼.

“𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑿 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑴, 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑰𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹 𐑕𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑒𐑲𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟, 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑹 𐑯𐑿, 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑺.

“𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤, 𐑺 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑯 𐑓 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑿 𐑛𐑬𐑑, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑓𐑺 𐑿 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑣𐑽. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬—𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱!”

𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑪𐑑𐑴 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑑𐑵.

“𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻. “𐑲 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑!”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑞𐑺, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 ·Tuathe 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓.”

“𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑕𐑴 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑻𐑔 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑲,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑯𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕! 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑸 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙.

𐑖𐑰 𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 currach 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑬𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑤𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤. 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑵 𐑤𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯; 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑓 𐑣𐑻. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑔. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕.

𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, “𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒; 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 currach 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑲𐑕𐑦 𐑺. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑹𐑯, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑴𐑔.

𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑱𐑤. ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑩 currach 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹, 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑣𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑛. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑽𐑼, 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.

“𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑳𐑕—𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 currach 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛. 𐑯 𐑑 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑮𐑵, 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑷𐑤.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑺 𐑗𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟!”

𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑯, 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑡𐑶, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑳𐑐. Fiann, 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼. Erard, 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑲! Achone! ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑲𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕!”

𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑺 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑰𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑴𐑝𐑼.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑿?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑢𐑺 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·Colman 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑.

“𐑯𐑱, 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛.”

𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑱𐑡𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑲𐑛.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑲?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑞 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯?”

𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯.

“𐑲, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯.” 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 agone, 𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥!

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟’ 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑮𐑰, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑 𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑰 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕.

“𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑬𐑑.

𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑽-𐑯𐑨𐑯-𐑴𐑜 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑱, 𐑓 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑.”

𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 currach 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑖𐑹, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦𐑟.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑵𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 achingly 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟! 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑑𐑽-𐑯𐑨𐑯-𐑴𐑜 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑴 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦!

𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕, 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦.

“Achone! 𐑲, 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑛𐑵 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑔?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑹 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑚𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛.”

𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴.

𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑹 𐑓𐑹𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑮𐑰, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑹 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛.

·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑥𐑱 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑸 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑲𐑕𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑑 𐑓𐑺 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑰 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑖𐑹 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜.

“𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑱𐑕?”

“𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. “𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑯 𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛.”

𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑹 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑩 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑚𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑬, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟. 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑳𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦.

𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑲𐑑𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑹 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑮𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑧𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑸𐑞𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯. “𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑺 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑹 𐑕𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟. 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿, ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑢𐑺 𐑸 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑼-𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑬𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑬𐑼𐑟?”

“𐑣𐑽 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑴𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟.”

“𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑛𐑟?”

“𐑲 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑢𐑰𐑛 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹,” 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑖𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑹𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑯𐑸𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑴𐑤.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥, 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑒-𐑐𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

“𐑕𐑰! 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑣𐑽!”

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑰.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑲. 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟—𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑺𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑹 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤. 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑲 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑬, 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑲 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑑. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿. 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑦𐑯.”

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑧𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑸𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑—𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑟—”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑡𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑭𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑺; 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑜 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑪𐑒, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟.

“𐑯𐑬, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑. “𐑓 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑—𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑥 𐑲! 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑹 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑰𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑲.

“𐑕𐑰! 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑮𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑽. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰?”

𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑮𐑨𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒.

“𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑚𐑺 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼𐑟 agone! 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙. 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑯 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟.”

𐑕𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑿𐑯𐑾𐑯, 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑵 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟.”

𐑓 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑚𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛. 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛, 𐑓 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑯. 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 dusks 𐑯 𐑛𐑷𐑯𐑟.

𐑯 ·𐑮𐑶𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑓𐑼𐑯𐑹𐑩, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑡 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑔𐑕; 𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑮𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 hearthstone 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗.

𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·Colman 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑹𐑕.

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑜𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑫𐑼𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓, 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑯 𐑢𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑯 ·Aengus 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯. 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑨𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑱𐑥𐑛. 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 ·𐑲𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑—𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑛.

𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑛𐑹𐑟 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑺. 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑲𐑣𐑦𐑤—

𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑:

“·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟!”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑛𐑨𐑯𐑾𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑟, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑑. 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑛, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑝 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛—𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑻 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑.

𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 “𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟”—𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑣𐑲 𐑹 𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑿𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟—𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛—𐑯, 𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑕, 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯.

𐑕𐑴 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·Colman 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑯, 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑽-𐑯𐑨𐑯-𐑴𐑜.

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·𐑷𐑛𐑦𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑕. [MusicXML]

𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯

𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑴 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑬 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑩 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑮𐑳𐑡𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑳𐑡𐑛 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑟, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟. 𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑡𐑳𐑡𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑧𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·Deasmond 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤; 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙.”

·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑓 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑺𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑧𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑴𐑔.”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑. “𐑦𐑓 ·𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑒𐑺 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰? ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑺𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑱𐑡, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺, 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑿 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑳𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑒𐑰𐑐.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙; 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑑 𐑐𐑱 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑿 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑦; 𐑓 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛.”

“𐑕𐑴 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴. 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑽, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑳𐑯, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑—𐑦𐑤-𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑!”

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔: 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑲𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑?” 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕. 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯?”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟.

“𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥? 𐑣𐑬 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑑 𐑯𐑴? 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 grandsires 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑐 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒? 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑓 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑦𐑖! ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤 Caille 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑴 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑼 𐑓 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕, 𐑯 𐑲𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑽.”

“𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦. “𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑝 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑪𐑯—𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑐𐑱 𐑞𐑺! 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑟𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼.”

“𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 gille 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩, “𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟! ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟, 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼.”

𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑑𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑰𐑑; 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑𐑷𐑒.

·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑳𐑝?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 ‘·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛’ 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑥𐑦𐑖?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑥𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯. 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑶 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑕 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑓, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯.”

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕, ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯, 𐑦𐑓 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛, 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑿𐑕 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕. 𐑦𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 enchantings?”

·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑜𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑴𐑤𐑛 Aillve 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑩 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑯𐑺𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 rath 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑕. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑕, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑯 𐑐𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑿𐑔 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑞𐑺; 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯. “𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟. 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯—

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺, ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑳𐑓. 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑸 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕.”

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑒𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑾𐑕 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿.”

“𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑝 𐑿 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑐𐑶𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑚 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑗𐑵𐑛 𐑪𐑯,” 𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑺𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑨𐑜𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑝𐑟. 𐑞 𐑥𐑹 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑿!”

·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. “Alanna,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑣𐑻—𐑯𐑴—·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯. Achone! 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝, 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑺𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛, 𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑲𐑝𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 arbor 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑽 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑸. 𐑖𐑰 unbraided 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑖𐑦𐑥𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑯𐑔 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯!

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 arbor ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑻, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑺 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑐𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑻𐑑 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛.

·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑳𐑕, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑪𐑙.

“𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, “𐑹 𐑛𐑵 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑱𐑐 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑬, 𐑓 ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 Lochlann, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑞𐑺?”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑽 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑐𐑭𐑔. 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑯𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑛.”

“𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟?”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓? ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱—𐑒𐑬𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑹𐑖𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑡𐑶 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑲 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑐𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑯.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑐𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟.

𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑲, 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩.

“𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯 𐑹 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑬𐑛.

“𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤-𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑿 𐑐𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻!”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 na ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑞 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑤𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩, “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯; 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑓 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 ‘𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦’—𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜. 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑛?” 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑑 𐑖𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑧𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑻𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑼𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑿𐑔 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑. 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛, 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑟 “·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛” 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑙.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑿𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥. “𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑰 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟.”

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑓 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑸𐑜𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯—·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯—𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛.

𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑰𐑗 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼. ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑖𐑵𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑤, 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛, 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑.

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑤𐑦. “𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 arbor 𐑯 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑿. 𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑤𐑦.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑹 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑺.”

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑕𐑱 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑦𐑑! 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑶𐑕: 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑲 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴; 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑼. 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑑𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑. “𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑿 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼. 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯. 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑲 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑,” ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑑 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕, “𐑓 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕—𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑖𐑹 𐑿 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯.”

“𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑬, 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑!”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑖𐑹 𐑲 𐑯𐑴, 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺—𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑽. 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑬𐑕 ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓 𐑯𐑷𐑑. 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱.”

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼.

“𐑿 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑿𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱. 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑿 witched 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛? 𐑯 witched 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑?”

𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑺. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑹 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.

𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑓 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑬𐑕.

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑩𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑓𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑓 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑰𐑡𐑦𐑐𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑲, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑛𐑼.

𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 na ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑿?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛?” 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑲 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑸 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕; 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙—𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕.”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑩 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑹?” 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 Ferdiad 𐑣𐑨𐑛 ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑,’” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑿. 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙?”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿. 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑿. 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑝𐑲𐑛. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑿𐑔 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛. 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑—𐑲 𐑝𐑬 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙!”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦, 𐑓 ·𐑚𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑑 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤. 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑺. 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱.

𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑯𐑿𐑟.

𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑹 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 Rea 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 Boderg. 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑺𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑨𐑑 ·Rinnduin 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑸𐑥𐑼𐑟 𐑹 herders. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑔𐑨𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑴.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐. 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕. 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑬𐑔. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑-𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑽. 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 druidcraft 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑞𐑴 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑔𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑑—𐑹 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟!

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑹 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 jeweled 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 fosterling 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑. ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑕 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓 𐑤𐑱𐑚𐑼 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝𐑟—𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 oarmen 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑑 Luimneach 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑟, 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑻𐑕𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑕 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐, 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰: 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑹, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑟! 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑟:

“𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑚𐑦𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛; 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑱𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑲 gille 𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑩 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑸𐑞𐑼. 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑪𐑑.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩. “𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑛; 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑓 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑦? 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑿 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕? 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑬𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑡𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑥𐑱. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟, 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

𐑕𐑴, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑛𐑱𐑯.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑥𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑑, 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑒𐑻𐑡, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑸, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑹 sightly 𐑩𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑩 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑, “𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟, 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼.”

“𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 ‘·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛’ 𐑓 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑺 𐑜𐑮𐑴 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑑.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑸 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑, “𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑲 𐑘𐑹 unfaith.”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑿. 𐑕𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑹𐑗𐑵𐑯𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑯𐑑. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 ‘𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯’ 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. 𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑯 𐑝 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑱 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑥𐑰. 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑿 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑥.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑿, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑲𐑕, 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑑 𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱! 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕. 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑗𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 Colum 𐑓 𐑩 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦.

𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·Thor's 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑, ·Thorgille—“·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕” 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛—𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑑𐑕. 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟—𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑. 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑑. 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑬𐑔 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕. 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕 𐑹 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑼 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑞𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸, 𐑓 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑯 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟.

𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 jeweled 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑬𐑼𐑟. 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼-𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 jeweled 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑯𐑹 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑽𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑹 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑮𐑱𐑛.

𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛—𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑖 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑐𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑬𐑗 𐑝 𐑓𐑻𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑛, 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦.

“𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑽 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕 𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑱𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓, 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑲 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑹𐑢𐑱, 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑝 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑺 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑸𐑥𐑟.

“𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑣𐑬 𐑣𐑨𐑟 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑛 𐑿?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑲𐑟 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑗! 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑸𐑥𐑟—𐑯 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙!

“𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑗 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑯 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑬𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑓 𐑿 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦. 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑗𐑼, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽.

“𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼. 𐑦𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑻𐑔. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑛𐑦𐑜.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓, “𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑬 𐑓𐑫𐑤.” 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑗𐑴𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟, 𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯?”

“𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑓 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹.

“𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑿 𐑩 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑴.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑕 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑰𐑛.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟, 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼.”

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑹 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑩𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦,” 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩.

“𐑿 𐑤𐑲. 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑢𐑲𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑗𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·Deasmond 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.”

“𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕? 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑯𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚, 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼. 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯—𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑬𐑑𐑤𐑷 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟.”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩. “𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑚𐑨𐑒—𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴!”

·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑝.

𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑕𐑰-𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦.

𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑷𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑗𐑸𐑥𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑮𐑲𐑐 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑺 greening. 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑, 𐑯𐑬 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑵𐑤.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑬𐑗 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑮𐑴𐑚𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 broideries, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑰𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 “𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟” 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.

𐑓 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑤𐑲 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑺 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑵, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·Thor.

·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑒, 𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟.

“𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙,” ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑝 ·Rinnduin.

𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑽, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟.

“𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑡,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑸𐑥𐑦𐑟.

“𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑡, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑰 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑹 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑. “𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑻𐑤 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤. 𐑑𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙.

“𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑑 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯-𐑨𐑑-𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑹 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑹 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤. 𐑲 𐑚𐑺 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒. 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿, 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑹 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑹 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑.”

·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

“𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑹 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 enchantings 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑲𐑟. ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤𐑦.

“𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿—𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑓 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑑—𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰! 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕. 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑯 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑑.”

“𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑸 𐑿? 𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑲𐑟! 𐑴 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑬𐑔! 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼, 𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑗𐑶𐑕. 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑯 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑩 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑿?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟, 𐑢𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑬𐑼𐑟. 𐑕𐑰? 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥!”

·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑿. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑻𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 agone—𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼-𐑛𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑛𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑻𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑿?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.”

𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑺. 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑤𐑦; 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑬𐑑𐑐𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑯𐑽 𐑓 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙.

“𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑢𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑞𐑺,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑽 𐑞 jeweled 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑸 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑛. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤—𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦.

“𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩𐑟 𐑯𐑲𐑓. ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑛—𐑲 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑭𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑚. 𐑲 𐑛𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟—𐑢𐑺?”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑲 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑬, 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑯𐑳𐑯.” 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑖𐑹𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑗𐑵𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓!”

𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙-𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑿 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖, 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟. 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙-𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓 𐑩 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓 𐑐𐑳𐑐𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑵𐑛.

𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑚𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑛𐑹 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑰; 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦. 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑐 𐑝𐑲𐑯.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑹𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑐𐑼 𐑛𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.

𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑠𐑼 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑹 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑸𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑐𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑴𐑚𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕.

𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑢𐑻𐑒.

𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕—𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑲𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑯 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑥𐑟, 𐑢𐑴𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑾𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑹 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑹 𐑑𐑹𐑒, 𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓. 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑠𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 aglitter 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 jeweled 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.

“𐑯𐑱, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑺 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑹. 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑯 𐑩 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑷𐑤 aglitter 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑚𐑦 𐑯 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟. 𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑝 jeweled 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑿𐑕. ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑜𐑹𐑡𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 smoldering 𐑮𐑵𐑚𐑦𐑟.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑩𐑜𐑴. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑; 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦.”

“𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙. “𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑓 𐑣𐑻!”

“𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯; “𐑓𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝—𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩. “𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑝𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑶𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦. 𐑘𐑧𐑑—” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑬 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼! 𐑕𐑴 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑴 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯!”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑗 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑺𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑸 𐑿 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. “𐑢𐑲 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑕? ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑕 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤! ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰?” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯. “𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯? 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑯 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼. 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑟?”

“𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰𐑐 𐑝 jeweled 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑹 𐑝 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

“𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑺,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑛. “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑗 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 mockings 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑. “𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯!”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑕? 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑓𐑽 𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑰𐑗? 𐑸𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑕?”

“𐑯𐑴, 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕? 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑡𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒.”

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑗𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯.

“𐑞𐑺—” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑳𐑓𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑡. “𐑞𐑺, 𐑴 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼.

“·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛—𐑿!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑰𐑯?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩. “𐑲 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓. 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑿 𐑦𐑤. 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑻𐑕?”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑻𐑕: 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒, 𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟. 𐑒𐑳𐑥! 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺 𐑨𐑑.”

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹.

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑢𐑲𐑛-𐑲𐑛, 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑣𐑻.

𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑡 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑮𐑳𐑓𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 jeweled 𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑓𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑕.

𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑞 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟—“𐑢𐑲 𐑸 𐑘𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤? 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑱𐑔?”

𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑷𐑤. ·𐑜𐑻𐑔𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛; 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥. 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑞 𐑽𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟.

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑲𐑼—𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑚, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑗, 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯—𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑹 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑩 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑯 𐑩 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑸𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑵𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑖𐑰𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵, 𐑓 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛.

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑕𐑻𐑗 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 ·Thorgille 𐑯 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑸𐑪𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛. ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑹𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩.

𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.

𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 Skelligs 𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑹 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑑 ·𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯, 𐑹 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑪𐑑𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·Iar ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑, 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑲 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒!

𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑰𐑤 𐑛𐑧𐑔. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼.

𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑝𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑡, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑒𐑺 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑛 𐑒𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑞𐑱 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛.

𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑤𐑦. 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕.

𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑰 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑪𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑗𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, “𐑣𐑽 𐑸 𐑖𐑵𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒. 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑳𐑒 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑼 𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑺 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑛𐑲 𐑣𐑽,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑥𐑧𐑯.”

“·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦; 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛.

“·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛!” 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑐. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑦𐑓 ... 𐑿 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒, 𐑹 𐑖𐑵𐑟, 𐑹 𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑹.

“𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, “𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑟.

“𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛. “𐑦𐑓 𐑛𐑲 𐑲 𐑛𐑵, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 handclasp 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼.”

𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑜𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑓𐑽𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑦𐑖 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑕𐑰𐑡. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒.

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑛𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑺 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑫𐑑. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑜.”

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑: 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑯 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑬𐑑𐑤𐑷. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙, 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴.”

𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑲, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯. 𐑩 𐑑𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑖 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼.

“𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑫𐑼𐑛. 𐑩 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑰𐑐, 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑚𐑺 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑹 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼.

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑜𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑻𐑑.

“𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑴, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑹𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑴, 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑹𐑟 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛. 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑.

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒, 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟.

𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑳𐑐 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑞 𐑹𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑛—𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦.

𐑞 𐑢𐑽𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑.

“𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑯 unshriven!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼, “𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑿!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑵𐑥 ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑞𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑲 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑝 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑩𐑜𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟.”

𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑺 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑦 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑽 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼. 𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯, 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑜 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑨𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑻𐑔.

“𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼, “𐑞𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑺.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼 𐑓 𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑜𐑪𐑯.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑽.”

“𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔—𐑢𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑹 𐑳𐑯𐑣𐑨𐑤𐑴𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦.

“𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑗𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑵𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑲. 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑚𐑲 𐑳𐑕 𐑹 𐑓 𐑳𐑕. 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑼.

“𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑! ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑫𐑒,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓. 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤.

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑹𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯. 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑕.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑹𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑹𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑗.”

𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑹 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑯 ·Killaloe, 𐑓 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑴𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑶𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑒𐑤𐑽, 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑺 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑔 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑒𐑺𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑚𐑪𐑜𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑵𐑯, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑚𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑽, 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟; 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙.

𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑹𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑪𐑥𐑐 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑔𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑑 𐑝𐑿: 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑬 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼.

“𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑹 𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑓𐑵𐑛.”

𐑓𐑸 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑖𐑨𐑤𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛.

“’𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑻𐑝,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑡𐑦 𐑥𐑸𐑡. 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑹𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 birchtrees 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼. 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑚𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑵𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑓. 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦.

“𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛, 𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑻𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑰𐑐, 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑹 𐑮𐑳𐑓𐑤𐑦. “𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑿, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑴 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴! 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑵𐑤 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑑—𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑸 𐑿 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑯 𐑿 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛? 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤. 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑰𐑟 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟—𐑯 𐑿—𐑿—”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑. 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑿 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, “𐑯 𐑿 𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑰𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟. 𐑕𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑓, 𐑞𐑴 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑞 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑓𐑽.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑐𐑳𐑟𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤𐑟, 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑖 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑚𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙.

𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑬 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑱, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑟—𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑑.

𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 𐑥𐑹, 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 herder; 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑽, 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑿.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑞𐑺? 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑿—𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑. 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛.”

𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑹 𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑑.

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 birchtree 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑—𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕.

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲. 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑖 𐑯𐑽, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑴 𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑴𐑒. 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 aloneness 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦 𐑥𐑸𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑒; 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑱 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑹 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑛𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑑 𐑔𐑳𐑥𐑐. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼, 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑲𐑓𐑕 𐑧𐑡, 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑺 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑝𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯.

𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯. 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯.

𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑸 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑕, 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑹 𐑯𐑽 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙—𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑓𐑻𐑯 𐑯 𐑜𐑹𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑦𐑙.

𐑩 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑚𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑽𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑.

𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑗𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑—𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑓 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑐 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑟.

𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔.

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑖𐑰𐑞𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑛𐑹, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑱. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑛, 𐑓 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑴, 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓, 𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑐, 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑴.

𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑩𐑑𐑨𐑒, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑹, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼.

𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑗𐑴𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤.

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛-𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻: 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟.

𐑞 𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑰𐑔 𐑗𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑛𐑪𐑜, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞 lacings 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑾𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔, 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑟, 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑻𐑡𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑷 𐑯𐑽. 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑕 𐑤𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑵𐑤 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑹 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑜𐑨𐑖, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔. 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑬 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑕𐑥𐑽 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑤𐑱 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑑; 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛.... 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑦 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 birchtree ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑽𐑕𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑜 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑭𐑓. 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑰𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑹 𐑕𐑢𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑.

𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑺, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 lacings 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 unlace 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼.

𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡. 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑦 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑬 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 seafoam—𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑜 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑸𐑯𐑦𐑡 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑲𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑷𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 bondmaid 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑳𐑐𐑕 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟.

𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑣𐑱𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑛-𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑺, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑔𐑻𐑑𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑴𐑥 𐑝 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑼, 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙-𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛. “𐑿 𐑸 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑞 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑧𐑕; 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯; 𐑿 𐑸 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑿 𐑬𐑑, 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑝 𐑿. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤—𐑿 𐑸 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔.”

“𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑵𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑿 𐑓𐑺𐑤𐑦.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑱𐑟? 𐑯 𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑽. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟—𐑩 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑵𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑴𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑧𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦, 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑟𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟. 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙. 𐑑𐑵 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑯 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑? 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰; 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑧𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙.

“𐑲 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑑. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼, 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰—𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 herder.”

“𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑸𐑐 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑿 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 jeweled 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑑.”

“𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑽 𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛—𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 herder.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑿.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥,” 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦. “𐑲 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡.”

𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕—𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑡𐑳𐑡 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑓𐑸 𐑣𐑲𐑑.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑦 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑧𐑥𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑼 𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑞𐑺 revilings 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑯 caressings 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 herder, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑓 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 tranced 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑲𐑑. 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑬𐑑𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑺 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 unshriven 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑖𐑲𐑯.

𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑡𐑳𐑡 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑒 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑩 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑝 burnings 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯, 𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤.

𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑭𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑿𐑕—𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑!

𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑.

𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑛, 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑯 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑥𐑱 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑤𐑦, 𐑓 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑯 ·Grania 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑽.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·Grania's 𐑤𐑳𐑝.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛. “·𐑛𐑻𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑱𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑓 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤. 𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑿 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑿 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦 𐑒𐑱𐑝, 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑒𐑬 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑺𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼.

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑵 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑡𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓.

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑩𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑚𐑸𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑸𐑒 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑖𐑸𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑩 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔.

𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑱 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓. 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑞 jeweled 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐. 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑬𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 aglitter.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑷 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑. 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑟𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼.

𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝. 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑑. 𐑦𐑓 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟, 𐑹 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑯 𐑲𐑕𐑦 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒. 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑯.

𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑—𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.

𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑫𐑛, 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑹 𐑕𐑢𐑪𐑥𐑐 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑹 inlands 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑯, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑, 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑖 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴𐑟.

𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟, 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑓, 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑷 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑽 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑛𐑟. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑯𐑰𐑔 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑱 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤. 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑓𐑴𐑒. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑑𐑻𐑯, 𐑓 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕—𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑓 ·Thorgille—𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑, 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 ‘𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦’; 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙—𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯. 𐑦𐑓 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑿𐑡 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑯𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑺. Jeweled 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑟. 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵-𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑽-𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑒𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 ‘𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼’ 𐑕𐑵𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑤.”

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 warboat 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑛𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑹𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯. “𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑿 𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 blackly 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓.

“𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑤𐑲𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑥𐑩𐑑, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤 𐑳𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯 𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑻𐑔 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹. 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑞𐑺𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 spearsman 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 ·Thomond. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕 𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩. 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑽 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑚𐑰𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦. 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑝 ·Iar ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑸 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑱𐑛. 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑓—𐑦𐑓 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛? 𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛?”

“·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝. 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟.”

“𐑯, 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝?”

“𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒. 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑹 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩, 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑑, 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑲 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑑.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑴𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑟?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑲, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑡𐑳𐑡𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐?”

“𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑤𐑵𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑴 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛.”

“𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, “𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟. “𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑿𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒. 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙?”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑕𐑩𐑥? 𐑢𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑜𐑴. 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑲 enchantings?”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑿 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔.”

“𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑤𐑦 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑤-𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑗𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓?”

“𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯. “𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑾𐑕 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦. 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑱𐑼 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰, 𐑯—𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟?”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑺 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑱𐑡, 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑯.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦. “𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

“𐑲, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑤 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑺 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑟 calfloves, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕! 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑱𐑡 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑑 ·𐑝𐑰𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑺 ·𐑛𐑽𐑛𐑮𐑩 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤! 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑱𐑡—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑲 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 ·𐑝𐑰𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑛𐑮𐑩,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙. “𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿, 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛, 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟?”

𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑖, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑖𐑴 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑡. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑.

𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑓 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯: 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕.

“𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦-𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓. “𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑿 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑴𐑚𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕—𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕.

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐, 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑿𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 herder 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟.

𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 na ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟. 𐑓𐑸 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑟 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑓𐑫𐑑𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼, 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑽 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑺—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟. 𐑕𐑰, 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑳𐑐 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑹𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑺 𐑓 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 herder's 𐑣𐑳𐑑. 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑻𐑗; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑳𐑕.”

𐑘𐑧𐑑, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑻𐑯 𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑴𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑕𐑲𐑛. 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑑.

𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑞𐑱 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑯𐑰𐑔 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑓𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑐 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑿 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑐𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑸 𐑔𐑦𐑒.”

·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑰𐑤 𐑑 𐑜𐑴, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑜 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒.

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑿 𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑿 𐑸 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑯?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑔𐑕 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑿 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑟 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔. 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑚𐑦𐑛, 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴, 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦—𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑿!”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑖𐑫𐑼, 𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴?”

𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑.

“𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑑 𐑿,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑯 𐑿?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, “𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼.”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑽𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙.” 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 jeweled 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔.

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑒𐑺𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽, 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑳𐑐 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑲 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑖𐑸𐑐 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑢𐑱.

𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑛. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑪𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼, 𐑯 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟’ 𐑧𐑜𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑤.

“·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼.

“𐑢𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯? 𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑬 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑽 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲 𐑯 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑸 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕.”

𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

“𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑓𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑺. 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑗, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟. 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑪𐑯!”

“𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑤, 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑩 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“𐑿! 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑—·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛—𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑓 temptings 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑛𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑯𐑽𐑼. “𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛—𐑣𐑽, 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑲 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑲𐑕!”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒. 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑩 𐑥𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤 𐑩𐑢𐑱—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑰.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤 groveling 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑗, 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑.

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑. “𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑲 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯-temptings 𐑓 𐑯𐑷𐑑? 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑲𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑕. 𐑯𐑲𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑯𐑲𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑓 𐑿𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰! 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 temptings 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑸𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟?”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑒, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑲𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑿𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒, 𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑.

“𐑲 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑤𐑟—𐑘𐑧𐑕-𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑶𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛-𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯. 𐑿, 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑸, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯: 𐑨𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑳𐑕 𐑿 𐑸 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡. 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑒𐑬𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑺 𐑢𐑰 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡.”

“𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑣𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡. 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦. “𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑣𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑹𐑟 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤? 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕! 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ravisher. 𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦. 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑬𐑑, 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦. 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕.”

“𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑪𐑯! 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑸 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑸 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦. “𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑲 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑑 𐑿 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑥-𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, “𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑗, 𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑰𐑗 𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑡𐑧𐑥.

“𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑰𐑗 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 craftman's 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑿 𐑩𐑛𐑹 𐑞𐑺; 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑿 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑽, 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑺 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑬𐑼𐑟. 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦! 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟, ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛𐑟.”

“𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑒𐑸𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟!” 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑽𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑗𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯—𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟’ 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟!”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑰𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 unslung 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓, 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯!

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼.

“𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑽, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛, 𐑴 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑣𐑸𐑥 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑯. 𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑴 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑹𐑖𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑿 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺,” 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑.

“𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑓 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑹 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕.

·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑬 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑺 𐑑𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑖𐑸𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑫𐑒 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑕 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑼𐑟.

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽 𐑜𐑸𐑚, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛, 𐑩𐑤𐑻𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔.

·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑤.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑳𐑐, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑧𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥! 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑨𐑒—𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑼 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛. 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛.”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑼𐑟.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 enchantings,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑷𐑯𐑗𐑤𐑦. “𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑣𐑽, 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑓 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿.”

𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜 𐑜𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑽𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 enchantings, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑥𐑸𐑡 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟.

𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 enchantings 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟, 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑹𐑟.

𐑓𐑸 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑘𐑩𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑯 ·Deasmond 𐑛𐑦𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑, 𐑹 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔.

𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑴𐑥𐑱𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥.

𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑥𐑤𐑨𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑯𐑴 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑓𐑸 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑖𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑵, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑻𐑡𐑰𐑟𐑾𐑕, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑼 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑩 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 ·Thomond, 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑟.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞 “·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕” 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑥.

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑯 𐑚𐑽𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤. 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑯𐑹 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑹 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑩𐑚𐑴𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯.

𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑛𐑱, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟, ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑩, 𐑞 childling 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑱𐑑, 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 grianan 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑟.

𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑿, 𐑯 ·Mhoirre 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑿,” 𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑓𐑵𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑰𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑧𐑛.

“𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑩, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑶. “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑒 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑱𐑑; 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑬 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑸 𐑿?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑝𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 mutterings, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 “·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯? ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯—·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯?”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑳𐑯 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑩, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑥𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 Kineath? 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛?”

𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑, “Kineath—𐑯 ·𐑜𐑧𐑮𐑶𐑛—𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯! ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕? 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑿 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟, 𐑹 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙! 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑺 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙!”

𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑜𐑴—𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 aflutter, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛.

𐑯 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛:

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑞𐑦𐑕 childling 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰. 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜; 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑞 𐑢𐑱; 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑞 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 temptings 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑛; 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟!”

“𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, “𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛. 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, “𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑯 jeweled 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑗 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦-𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑛 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑳𐑕.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑗 𐑥𐑱 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·Mhoirre,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑. 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑩, 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜, 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑤-𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼. 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼.”

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑞 jeweled 𐑗𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑥𐑪𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑧𐑜𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑤𐑟.

𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑳𐑐 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑕𐑥𐑻𐑗 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩 jeweled 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑯 𐑐𐑻𐑤. 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑹 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝𐑿𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑑, 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑑 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑛.

𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑹𐑾𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡. 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 fastings 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑖𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑬 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑹 𐑒𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟, 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑹 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟—𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗. 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑿 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 spearman 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑬𐑼 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑬𐑼, 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑴𐑯𐑑.

“𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑲 𐑐𐑱 𐑓 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑕 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑱.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑶𐑮𐑩, 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑤𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑣𐑲 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑕.

“𐑣𐑽, 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑸 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟. 𐑢𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑓 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑺𐑦 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑷𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 “𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑘𐑩𐑯” 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑤𐑴 𐑯 𐑷𐑛.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑷 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑷 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕—𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟.”

𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽

·𐑷𐑛𐑦𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑕. [MusicXML]

·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 Finnliath, 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 (𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙) 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑿𐑔 𐑝 𐑥𐑱 𐑤𐑱 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.

𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑫𐑒𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴𐑦 𐑜𐑤𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑿-𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑑.

𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑑, 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 na ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑸 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑. 𐑓𐑺 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑓𐑺 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 Siona, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑟-𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑺, 𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 jeweled 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 Ui Maic 𐑝 𐑓𐑸 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 Doborchū, 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑹 𐑯𐑰 𐑥𐑹 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑹 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡.

𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓.

𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕: “𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑!”

𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛-𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑯𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑚𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑝 druidcraft.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑑𐑦𐑙?” 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤. “𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰!”

·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑴𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲, 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑵𐑞𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑝𐑬𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑷𐑤 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜. 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, ·Ri ·Domna 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑲—𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑓 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑪𐑯𐑼. ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑖𐑫𐑛, 𐑓 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬—𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑼𐑟!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟.

“𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑽 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑨𐑑!”

“𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑸 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑚, 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑬𐑼 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯; 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑻. 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑱-𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑚𐑰𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼, 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑬 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑢𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 Maighdenmara 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑴𐑥 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑾𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑴.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓 𐑿, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛. 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑴𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟. 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑓 𐑡𐑶 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑿, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯. “𐑥𐑱 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙.”

𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑹 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑚𐑼 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑫𐑑 ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑹𐑛𐑼—𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑹 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯; 𐑕𐑴 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑑 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑷𐑤. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑, 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓.

𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑨𐑙, 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙:

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦. 𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑹 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼, 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, ·𐑥𐑹𐑾, 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑳𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑛, 𐑹 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑗 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑓𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑿, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙. ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑱𐑤 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑐𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑗𐑼, 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑿𐑗𐑼 𐑘𐑽𐑟, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, ·𐑥𐑹𐑾, 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑽𐑟 𐑓 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦.

“𐑓𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 rath 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑔 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑿 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑯𐑴𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. “𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑯 𐑸 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑱 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑪𐑙—𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑩 𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑺 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑬𐑔, 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑸𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑹 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑑 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑪𐑜𐑩𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙! 𐑥𐑹 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑵, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤.

𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦.

“𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛-𐑲𐑛 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤, 𐑓 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 rath 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑺 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕. 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑞𐑩𐑤. 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑!”

𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑡𐑶 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰.

𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑐𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥, ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑥𐑰𐑛 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴. 𐑣𐑻 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑾𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯—𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻!

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑹 𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕, 𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑝 𐑩 𐑮𐑲𐑥—𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑒𐑪𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑴 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 moonrise, 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑿𐑕𐑦𐑡!

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑑.

𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑. ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯-𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑸!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑛𐑳𐑥 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑹 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑱 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤.

“𐑞 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑑 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑿,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑸 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑢𐑨𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑐, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙!”

·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦. 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑾𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑬, 𐑓 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑿 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑕 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑵𐑯𐑑𐑲𐑛. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑕 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦—𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯. 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙!”

𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑮𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑛𐑵 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼.

𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟! 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥.

𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛.

“𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑹,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑. “𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛, 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛. 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑑. 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑿 𐑢𐑹𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕.”

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦. 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑗 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑗𐑧𐑕, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑐𐑷𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑤 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟. ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑹 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤.

𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼, 𐑯 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑺.

𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑽 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤. “𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿, ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟.”

“𐑲?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑩 manling 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑺 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑, 𐑹 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕.”

𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑾𐑕.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑, 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴.”

𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒, 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑖𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑺 𐑩 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑸, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑝 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑲, 𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑝𐑲𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼.

𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑐𐑷𐑟𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑬𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥.

𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟. 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑜𐑱 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯? 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑿𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥: 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙. 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.

𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑱𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑳𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑽 𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒. 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑤𐑴-𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑩 𐑣𐑷𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤.

“𐑴 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑚𐑦𐑙, “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕!”

𐑞 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑿𐑔, ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑, 𐑓𐑺 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑴𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼.

“𐑴 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑓 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑.

“𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤; 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑱.

“𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑿 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑜𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑝𐑼, 𐑹 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. “𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑢𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑿𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑖𐑱𐑥.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑰𐑖 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥.

𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷𐑑 ·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑼 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑿. 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑓 𐑞 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦, 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙.

·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 trysting 𐑕𐑪𐑙.

“𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑿 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑓𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑵𐑦𐑙. 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑸𐑜𐑿𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑴 grayling, 𐑿!”

·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰!”

𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑣𐑺, 𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑚, 𐑯 𐑞 lacings 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑖𐑵𐑟. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑬𐑼.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑵. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦.

“𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤. “𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑿! 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑬?”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑛𐑳𐑯?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, “𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑓. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻?”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. “𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑿 𐑓𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑. 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑿𐑔.”

·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑜𐑱, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑪𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴!

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑴𐑛, 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.

“𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕, 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 dreamhouse 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑽𐑛 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑕, 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹. 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑥 invitings 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑚𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑛.

“𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯—·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯—·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯!”

𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯.

𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷—𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙! 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑐. 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑤𐑦, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯-𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑴𐑥.

“·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺. 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑻, 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑲𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, “𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟.”

𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟! 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑞𐑺. 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑽𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑚𐑫𐑟𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑐𐑔𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯.

“𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑹 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑓 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑝 𐑑𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑸 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼.”

𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴. 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑓 ·𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟—𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑:

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼-bird's 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑙:

𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑸𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 Lochlan 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑒 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜; 𐑢𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑪𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑤𐑰𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑛𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑯 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙; 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑸 𐑞𐑺.”

𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑷𐑤 𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑕.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕-𐑯𐑦𐑑.

𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑯.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴, 𐑢𐑺 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑑, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯. ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔.

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑺 “·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯” 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛; 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 skean 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑲 𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑒 𐑥𐑰—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵.”

“𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑿 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑲 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑿𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼. 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑻—·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑟! 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑰 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑛 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑲 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑥.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔. 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑿—𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “·𐑨𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑞 𐑚𐑶, 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑓.”

“𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔𐑕?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰, 𐑕𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑔 𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑬𐑼 𐑚𐑴𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 rath 𐑓 succor.”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛—𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑪𐑜, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯: 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑔 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑲, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕!”

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑷, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛.

“𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. “𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑽 𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟.”

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟.

“𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑱 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑒𐑳𐑥 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥.”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑐, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑯𐑬, 𐑓 𐑬𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤. 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑓𐑵𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑹𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑱.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑸 𐑬𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑪𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤, 𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑫𐑛?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑔. 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦. 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 asker 𐑝 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑲𐑛𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑮𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙, 𐑑𐑵! 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 Dana, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 knowings. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 rath 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 ·Mis 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿𐑕 𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾, 𐑞 𐑯𐑻𐑕?”

“𐑲 𐑥𐑰𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾, 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡. 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵. 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑒𐑷𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑸 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕. 𐑡𐑳𐑡 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑖𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼. 𐑓𐑿 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑕𐑰 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑳𐑕 𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥.”

“·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑯.

𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑗 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑲𐑓 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑛𐑳𐑯 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑒𐑦𐑯, 𐑢𐑺 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟. 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑 𐑯𐑹 𐑦𐑯 𐑡𐑶. 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑿 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑹 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦. 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑯𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑒𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑥𐑸𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑡 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑴𐑝𐑩𐑯. 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑷𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 queenship, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦.

“𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑼 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑿 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑿 𐑓 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.”

“𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟, 𐑴 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑! 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑓. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 enviers 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑱𐑟.”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑩𐑥𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑹 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑼.

“𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙, 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤, 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

“·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.”

·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑨𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑡.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑻𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛? 𐑢𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲?”

“𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑓 𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼—𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑓𐑽 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲! 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑕 𐑿 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 ·Ri ·Domna 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑮𐑨𐑑, 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑑.

“𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑱𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑?”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑲,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑰𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕; 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑳𐑤𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼—𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑞 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑽?” 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯, ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑕𐑴 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑰𐑟𐑦. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑼 𐑓 ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑓𐑿 𐑽𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑵𐑐𐑽𐑽𐑟. ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑜 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑚𐑟 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻?”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑤𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑲, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑.

“𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛,” 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑿𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 ·Ri ·Domna's 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤—𐑯 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑑.”

“𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿 𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰?” 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤. “𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱 𐑕𐑱 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑥.”

“𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑗𐑴𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑿𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑜𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤. 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿. 𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑹 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑜𐑴?”

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒, “𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑟 𐑯𐑬—𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑓𐑽 𐑓 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑖𐑰 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛. 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑵𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯. 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑕𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑬 𐑜𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐.”

“𐑿 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑯𐑴, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 ·Mis 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑻𐑕. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑕𐑰, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽?”

“𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑲 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. “𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑓𐑷𐑤.”

·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑯 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑒𐑦𐑯?”

·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑼𐑴𐑟, 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑡, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑰𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑩 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑿𐑔, 𐑷𐑤 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑹 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯?”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑴𐑚.

“𐑲—𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑥𐑼𐑦𐑙.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟, 𐑿 𐑯𐑴?”

“𐑦𐑑—𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵. 𐑲—”

𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑸𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑨𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹, 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑤𐑩𐑕.

“𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑑𐑶 𐑯 𐑿𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑.” 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑨𐑯, “𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯, 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑮𐑴𐑚𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟. “𐑞 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑵𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯. ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑽. ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑵𐑓.”

“𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾. 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑛𐑹, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑑𐑶𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦. 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 grianan 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑤; 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑬𐑯𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴, 𐑯 𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑱 𐑓 𐑜𐑱 𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤; 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯.

𐑞 grianan 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟’ 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑓 broideries 𐑹 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑹 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒. 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑓𐑹 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛.

𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿.

“·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛.

“·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑤𐑲𐑓, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓 𐑿!”

“·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑑 𐑬𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑚𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑷𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑕.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 ·Clonfert,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑. “𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟, 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑸 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑽,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗. 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑻𐑚 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑑 ·𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑲𐑕. 𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼 𐑓 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙!”

“𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, “𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼.”

𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯.

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.

“𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑪𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑟𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑯 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛.”

·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 temptings 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑨𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑥𐑹 𐑓 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑚𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺.

𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑓𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒. 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑸 𐑝 𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑, 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤.

“𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑹𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑓 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑕𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 jeweled 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

“𐑥𐑲 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 grayling rhymer 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑿 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝𐑱𐑤! 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑨𐑥 𐑿.”

“·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑯𐑹 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑓 𐑩 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑩 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔. 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑓 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑕𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴𐑯. 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑔 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑐𐑶𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 grayling?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑕—𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼! ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑴𐑤. ·Aengus 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑻 confessings. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑯𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑕 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒.

“𐑑 𐑿 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹𐑾 𐑣𐑵 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 mis-𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯!”

·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, glooming, 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑲𐑕 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑑.

“𐑑 𐑞 𐑽𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑱 𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑺 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟.”

“𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑺,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, “𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑺𐑟. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑯—𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑! 𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙!”

“𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯. “𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑯𐑬 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑪𐑛.”

·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑖𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑱 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼, 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑩 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 ·Mis.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑿𐑔.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑤𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼, Cummine, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 Fiancha, 𐑑 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦.

𐑯 𐑞𐑺 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑱𐑟.

“𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑!”

“𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑿 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑳𐑗, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑮𐑴𐑑 ‘𐑤𐑳𐑝’ 𐑦𐑯 𐑪𐑜𐑩𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑐, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑿 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑! 𐑿 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑸 𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑞 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑕 𐑑 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑑, 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑿. 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑯, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.”

“·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯! ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯! 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱.”

“·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽!”

𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑞𐑺 vesper 𐑕𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑱 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑥𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑴 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑑 𐑿.”

“𐑴, 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥! 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑴 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽?”

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑴𐑟-𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕. 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑺.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕—𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕—𐑞 𐑘𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑬𐑔.”

“𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥—𐑴 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕—𐑴 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯!”

𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑽 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·Aengus, 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑿𐑔 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑿 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑓 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑴 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑞 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑱𐑥.”

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑿 𐑛𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤, grayling, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼! 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑯 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑧𐑕 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝 vouchings 𐑓 𐑿.”

Cummine 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑪𐑔 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟—𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕.”

“𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑣𐑽, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑿𐑔.

“𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑴 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.”

“·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑴 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯!”

“·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽!”

𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑕𐑤𐑴 torturings 𐑯 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 “𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟” 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼.

𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙-𐑖𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑺 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑳𐑓 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑵𐑥𐑟. 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑰𐑑.

𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑶𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑫𐑼 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑞𐑺. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙-𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗.

𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟.

𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑱𐑡 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻—𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑱. 𐑥𐑸𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑳𐑐 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟.

𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 ·Killaloe 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑰. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟, 𐑓 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 ·Clonfert 𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.

𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 spearmen 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯.

“𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑺, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 ‘·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 ·𐑛𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛’ 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑿𐑔 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑔 𐑥𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑼 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦. “𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼-𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑽—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑴. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽.”

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑱 𐑥𐑵𐑯.

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑹 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤. 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑.”

“𐑞 scourgings 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑿𐑔, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑.”

·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟.

𐑕𐑴, 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑, ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 Maelmara, 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 Finnlaith, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 knowings 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑹 𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟, 𐑯 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑪𐑯𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑡𐑧𐑥-𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑑, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑦𐑡 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑹𐑟 𐑯 plunderings 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 Lochland 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼, 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑼 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑑. 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑕𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑥𐑩𐑥𐑹𐑾𐑤 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟.

𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑-𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦, 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑳𐑯𐑩𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯:

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·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 fosterling 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤, 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑰𐑓, 𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑓 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦.

“𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑽𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑞 𐑒𐑬𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑿𐑔,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒. “𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟. 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑮𐑴𐑚𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑗𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑯𐑴𐑦 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕, 𐑯—𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑕 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛. 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑻𐑕-𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑦. 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑼 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑑𐑵𐑤—𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑯𐑹 𐑑𐑮𐑬𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙!”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 Daoine 𐑖𐑰” (𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔).

“𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟; 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑽.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 lorica 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟.

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑒𐑤𐑱 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑. “𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑷𐑤 𐑖𐑱𐑐𐑕. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑸 𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑛 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑴 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒!”

𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑱, 𐑮𐑴𐑟-𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯, 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑽 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑜𐑫𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒.”

𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑲𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑬𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑟.”

“𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑒 Cethair, 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “Cethair 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑸𐑐𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴, 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯—𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑸𐑜𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑳𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕, 𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑕𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 fosterling 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑷𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑫𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑯𐑽 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 O'Cahsahde 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑴𐑒𐑕’ 𐑖𐑱𐑛. 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 “·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒” 𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓; 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑹 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟.

𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑹𐑥—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑; 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑤𐑹𐑛, 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑚𐑶 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑦, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑺 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑹 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑑𐑦.

𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑰.

𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑤.

·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑽 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑡𐑶—𐑯 mayhaps 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕, 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩, 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛, 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻?” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼, 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦, 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑚𐑽𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑖𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑼.

“𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰, 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑺. 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯 fosterling 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱?”

·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑖𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑑𐑰𐑔 𐑗𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑞𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤𐑑𐑦; 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑧𐑡𐑛 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑲 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑬𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 jeweled 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 dewdrops 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛.”

“𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.

“𐑝 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑑𐑵𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑛. 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤. 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 jeweled 𐑓𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛. 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑴𐑥𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑳𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑼, 𐑑𐑦𐑐-𐑑𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛-𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑. 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑒 jeweled 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑣𐑫𐑛.

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑖𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦-𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕.

“𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑥𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙—𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑: 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑺𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑓 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑?”

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑭𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑛, 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛-𐑲𐑛, 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛. ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦.

“𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑩𐑛; 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺.”

“𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑰𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑑—”

“𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤𐑑𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒.

“𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑑𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥: 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑩 𐑝𐑻𐑡𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑫𐑤—𐑹 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑤𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 uncloaked,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑭𐑓; “𐑕𐑴 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑯 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑛𐑨𐑥. 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑤𐑨𐑛—𐑢𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑗 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑—𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑗 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑬 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑑? 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑿—𐑯 𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑲 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 fosterling. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑱𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑵𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑦𐑐-𐑑𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑸𐑡𐑦𐑯. 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑺 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼. 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑖𐑹 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑳𐑕—𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑯 𐑲𐑕 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤! 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱—𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑰 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑲 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼-𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩! 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑑 𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛.”

“𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥?”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑰𐑜𐑼 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼.

“𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑭𐑓.

“𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑷𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛, “𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑷𐑤!”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤.

“𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 𐑿 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙.

“𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑑 𐑳𐑕, 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑—𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑—”

“𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛?”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑴 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔-𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼-𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙.

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑰𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑐𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤.

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑼, 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑿 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼-𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛,” 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑. “𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯—”

“𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑵𐑛!” 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑳𐑕. 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑛𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑿 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑹𐑚𐑺𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑛 𐑝𐑻𐑡𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼—𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑲𐑑!”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑜𐑼 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼.

“𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑩𐑚𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿, ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛: 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑰-𐑢𐑱 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯.”

“𐑞 𐑕𐑰-𐑢𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑕𐑰-𐑢𐑱—𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑟.”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺. 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑿! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵: 𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑡𐑶 𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰—𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑹𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑮𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦—𐑑𐑽𐑟! 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑓.”

·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑬𐑑, 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑝 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑵𐑛, 𐑤𐑨𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦; “𐑞 𐑑𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑿, 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑿 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤! 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑸 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑪𐑯 𐑿; 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑓𐑵𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑽𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑑𐑦𐑐-𐑑𐑴 𐑓 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑!”

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓.

“·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 MacMurrough, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑺. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕.

𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑯𐑨𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤, ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑤𐑹𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑩 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷.

·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒: 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑖𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤. 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑺.

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕—𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑓 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑤𐑹𐑛.

𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑥𐑱𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑨𐑑 morningtide.

“𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰, ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦. “𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐 𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑤 ‘𐑓𐑱’ 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑓 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝𐑟. 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑞𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙.”

𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑓𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑓𐑰𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑓𐑿𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑵𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛.

“𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑥𐑹 na ·𐑑𐑵𐑩𐑣𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯.

“𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥? 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒? 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑼𐑦.”

“𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑐𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑿, 𐑴 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤. “𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 MacMurrough, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯𐑨𐑯 ·Ciar.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑴𐑤! 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑛, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔—𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴. 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑚𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑓𐑽. 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑪𐑑, O'Donough, 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 Boyne 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻.”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑲𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑲𐑑, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑩 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯, “𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 ofttimes 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟. 𐑲, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝. 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔-𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟—𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟—𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔. 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑖 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯𐑟.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑓𐑸 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑸 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑞𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯. “𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤. 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴—𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑹 𐑜𐑮𐑱—𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑻𐑔. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙. 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒—𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟! 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑖𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 ·Og, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤.

“𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑,’ 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 temptings. 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩. 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 temptings. 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐-𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑑—𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑚𐑺𐑾𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑽 𐑯 𐑪𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑱 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯; 𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤! 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑-𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑥𐑦𐑖. 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑑𐑵. 𐑯 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑖𐑹𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑞𐑺, 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑱 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑝 torturings 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑱 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑻𐑔 𐑯 𐑺, 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯, 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑑𐑦.

“𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑚𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑓𐑴𐑛𐑤𐑩, 𐑢𐑦𐑗, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑸 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑞 ·𐑲𐑤 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑦.”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑟, 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑟! 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑.’ 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤; 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑓𐑴𐑛𐑤𐑩. 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱. 𐑓 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 Brythen 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑓𐑴𐑛𐑤𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑟 tithing 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑝𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑱; 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑓𐑴𐑛𐑤𐑩 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙; 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑹𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦.”

“𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑-𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯; 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑴 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟’ helotage 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 ·𐑓𐑴𐑛𐑤𐑩.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟.

“𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟!” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑-𐑐𐑱𐑼 𐑓 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯? Thorgils 𐑯 ·𐑴𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑚𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑑𐑨𐑒𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑸 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑑𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛-𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯—𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦—𐑹 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑲—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑-𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑴𐑼 𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑷 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑯—𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑞𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛, 𐑞𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑔.

“𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑓 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑸 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒.

“𐑑 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑹𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑑𐑦 Carnac, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑨𐑑 Knocknarea 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑢𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑿𐑔, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛-𐑢𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤! 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛, 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑑; 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 geis 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑔, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝, 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·Gorm, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·Knud 𐑝 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·Knud.

“𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩, 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑺, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·Gorm 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤-𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑡𐑶-𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 lovings.

“𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑤𐑪𐑙; 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑺𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

“·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 ‘𐑛𐑳𐑝’ 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, ·Gorm, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕—𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕.

“𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 grianan 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑛.

“𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺—𐑲 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 geis 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺—𐑞 geis 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 bondman 𐑑.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒!

“𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒. 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑰𐑔—𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 Alban 𐑚𐑻𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑬 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑬𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑝𐑬𐑟—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑-𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑽𐑕 Albans 𐑝 𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑲𐑟:

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 geis 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑-𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤 𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑮𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯; 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 knowings, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑲 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑲—𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑐𐑱 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑹𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 fightings. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑿𐑗𐑼 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙! 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 geis 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝.”

“𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 geis 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑯. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑤𐑱𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑑 Cualann 𐑺 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 unnaming, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯, 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑰𐑡 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟. 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 geis 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑝𐑟, 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛!

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑽 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥 shrivings. ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛; 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑪𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 unnaming 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑒. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 geis 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑹 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑳𐑐 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑑 𐑑𐑽 𐑰𐑗 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 geis 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑥𐑦𐑑𐑦.”

𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 hearthstone 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑪𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑟! Mayhaps 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑙! 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑱𐑛𐑮𐑾𐑯, ·𐑐𐑴𐑐 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥, 𐑕𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑧𐑯𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽𐑟 𐑓 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩 𐑸 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯, ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 ·Og, 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑘𐑳𐑙 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩?” 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛. 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑵 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯-𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑩 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯𐑨𐑯 ·Ciar, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝; 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻—𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑣𐑲.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑓, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩. “𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾, 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑚𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑲—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦! 𐑲—𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑱𐑡. 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 geis, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛.”

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑿, ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯, ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒. 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑻𐑔 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦. 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑑 𐑲𐑼𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑛, 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩! 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 foremothers 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓 𐑐𐑨𐑒.”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑴. “𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑓 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟.”

“𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑓 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯. “·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥! 𐑲 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑲𐑛 unshriven. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑. 𐑥𐑱 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯!”

“𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, “𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑱.”

“𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑓 𐑿! 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕! 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯!”

“𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑪𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛.

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑐𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 jeweled 𐑒𐑳𐑐.

“𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑔,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑤𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔. 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑞 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑹𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑓 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯, 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯𐑨𐑯 ·Ciar, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑛𐑳𐑝.

“𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑰𐑡𐑦𐑐𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑱𐑤 𐑓 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑦𐑐; 𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑕𐑱 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑤?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦.

“𐑲—𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑤! 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑘𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯!”

·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑯.

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑱?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑯! 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑓 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝—𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑡, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩. “𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑞 geis 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑱—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑻𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯—𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑱𐑡 𐑓, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛?”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑯𐑴, ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩—𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑰—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑩 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑩. 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑴𐑤! 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑧𐑔. 𐑯𐑴, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟—𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑝 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑩-𐑯𐑳𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑿. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑓 𐑿; 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑩-𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑹𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 Maelmor na ·𐑑𐑵𐑩𐑣𐑩𐑤, 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 Laurance 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯-𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕, 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑹𐑑, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓.

“𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑝 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑬𐑼 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑕. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑕, ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯, “𐑚𐑳𐑑, 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛, 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟—𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑱𐑥𐑛.”

“𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, “𐑹 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑚𐑻𐑛-𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑛𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑜𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑛-𐑣𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜𐑟. 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐, 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴. 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛!”

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑔𐑰𐑓 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑟, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 grianan 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤.

𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟—𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑵; 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑬𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛; 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤. 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑹, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑚𐑮𐑶𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑼-𐑕𐑐𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛. 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼𐑦 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑻𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦.

“·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤,” 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, “‘𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛’ 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑿 𐑸, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤; 𐑯 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟 rath 𐑯 𐑢𐑴𐑒 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑹.”

“𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤—𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑺 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑿. 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼, ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑸 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑑!”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥—𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑲, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 ·Culdees 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑼𐑦. 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑛𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑢𐑲 𐑸 𐑿 𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥? 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑷𐑤, 𐑹 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑿 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼. ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑜𐑴.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿—𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑯𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. “𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑿.”

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑐𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑, “·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤!”

“𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑿 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑥𐑰; 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝! 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑣𐑲 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑢𐑷𐑤. 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟!”

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼. ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑳𐑯𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙—𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑿 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑮𐑲𐑗𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑤𐑦.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑵; 𐑿 𐑸 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑱𐑡, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑰! 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤 𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛!”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑥𐑓. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑿 𐑺 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑓 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑖𐑦𐑐. ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑑 𐑖𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑑 𐑿?”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑶 𐑿 𐑸, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕. 𐑤𐑫𐑒: 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒𐑑 𐑯 𐑖𐑪𐑛 𐑓 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤; 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑚𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑸𐑡. 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴.”

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗? 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑺 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑?”

“𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑐𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙.

“·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

“𐑕𐑴: 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 grianan 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑛𐑱𐑟! 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑸 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑽. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑥 𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑱?”

“𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑻𐑔 𐑸 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙𐑟, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑨𐑚𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦. 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑕𐑴, 𐑯 𐑯𐑰𐑤 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟—𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱. 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛!”

𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑩 windowed 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑐𐑦 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛.

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐. 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛, 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯. 𐑥𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑕!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑵𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕.

“𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 grianan,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑿 𐑢𐑺. 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤?”

“𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑑 𐑿! 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑰𐑗 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟—𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑. 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛! 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑓𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑤, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯! 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟!”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕. 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑿 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛.

𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤—𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛—·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤!—𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑣𐑹𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑵𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽𐑟—𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤.

𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑞𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑰𐑜𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑽, 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑼.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑡𐑶 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑰𐑝𐑟𐑛𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑦𐑙, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑑𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑-𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑱𐑑.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑮𐑳𐑓𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑙𐑒, 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑑. 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑲 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑣𐑽? ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑨𐑑 morningtide.’ 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑗𐑼. 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑰?”

“𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕—𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑨𐑑 morningtide.”

“𐑕𐑴, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑! 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓, 𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑓! 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕—·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑹—𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝.”

“𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑜𐑫𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑, 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯—𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟. 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑐 𐑝 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑹𐑑; 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑑 lovepoems 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯! ‘𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑—’”

𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑵𐑛, 𐑐𐑤𐑪𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯.

𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑯, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑕 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑟? 𐑲𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰, 𐑦𐑓 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑛 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑔. 𐑒𐑳𐑥! 𐑢𐑰𐑤 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑰𐑑. 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑥𐑲 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑒𐑪𐑒-𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑦𐑯! 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤; 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑺 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑.”

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 fosterling 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑸𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.

𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦, 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑫𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑐𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 rosebloom 𐑗𐑰𐑒, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 spearmen, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑡 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑐𐑷𐑛 𐑞 𐑻𐑔, 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟.

“𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯; 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑑 morningtide,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑.

“𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑿 𐑤𐑲𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤. “𐑲 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑱 𐑕𐑰 𐑲 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱. 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕. “𐑩 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯.”

“𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕. “𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑿 𐑓 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦. 𐑨𐑥 𐑲 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑐 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙?”

“𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑴 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓. 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑩𐑑; 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑺 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑝𐑿.

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑺𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑹 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐.

𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤 𐑚𐑴𐑛 𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑰𐑐.

𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑮𐑩𐑐. 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛.

“𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑙.”

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑐, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛. 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑹𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑰.”

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑼𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑟.

“𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑓 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕.

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤.

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼.

“𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑺 𐑑 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡. 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑧𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩, 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.”

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦. 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑛 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟, 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑱, 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑹 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑢𐑻 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑸𐑐 𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑵𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑬𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 trancelike 𐑜𐑱𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑱𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼. 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.”

“·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛!” 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑡𐑶, 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑐. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙. “·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯!”

𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑔 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑝 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑴 ·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑. “𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑓 𐑿 𐑷𐑤 𐑿 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓!” 𐑞 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑐—𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥!

“𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑜𐑻𐑤, 𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑴 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑷𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐. 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑸𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽.

𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑖𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑲 𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑘𐑧𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑽𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑱𐑤.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑢𐑳𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑼.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑡𐑶 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑛𐑽 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑲𐑕 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛. “𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻! 𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤, ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩!”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑽 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕,” 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑖𐑹𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯! 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙—𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙—”

“𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, “𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 ·𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯. 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, ·𐑧𐑔𐑯𐑾, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯. 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑹 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛 unshriven, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤, 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑚𐑰!”

“𐑴, 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑. 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻—·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑹 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑯𐑬 𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤.”

𐑑𐑵 𐑘𐑽𐑟 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 ·Culdees 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 ·𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐, 𐑣𐑰 𐑡𐑶𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑟 𐑓 𐑑𐑫𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥.

𐑓𐑲𐑝 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑕.

“𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑧𐑯, 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑟—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑚𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔. 𐑞 ·Culdees 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑸𐑗𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑿𐑕 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑛, 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑲, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒. 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑱 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑼𐑼.”

“𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰! 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑓 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑑𐑴𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 robbings 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑤𐑟.”

“𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱—𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑲! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑼, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔. “𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑸𐑥𐑭 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑑𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑺 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑺, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑢𐑺 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑪𐑑—·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑟! 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑦𐑡. 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑺. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰. 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑱𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.”

“·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩!”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑-𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦! 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑?”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛,” 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑. “𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑓 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑯𐑹𐑔—𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯!”

𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑—𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼. 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼, 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑨𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑕𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯, 𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑜𐑷𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯. 𐑜𐑴 𐑿 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑙. 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑛.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒?”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼! 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤, 𐑹 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑰𐑛.”

𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 Ath-Luin 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕, 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑯 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑙.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 ·𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑲𐑯𐑩,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦, 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒.”

“𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑻𐑛?”

“𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑰—𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦; 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥? 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔?”

“𐑯𐑱, 𐑴 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯𐑴 𐑝𐑬𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦!

𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑱𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑓𐑿𐑥𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 spearmen 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽.

“𐑨𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑨𐑚𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓. 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤? 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑟. 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑒𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑓. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑺 𐑓 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑑.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑓𐑹𐑗𐑵𐑯, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑕 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑗𐑻𐑗 wealths 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑟 scatheless, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑚𐑹𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑘𐑧𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑬—𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹. 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑬 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯. ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑬 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒—𐑦𐑓 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟—𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛.”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑜𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑.

“𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤. 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑺 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 Lochlannach. 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑯, 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑚𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑹 𐑓 𐑥𐑲𐑯? 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑯 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 ·𐑒𐑵𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑐𐑬𐑼.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑚𐑨𐑯, 𐑹 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑿𐑧𐑯-𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑿𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 firstling 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟. 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛. 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑟𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑹𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑼𐑦, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ‘𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒.’ 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛; 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑰𐑗 𐑮𐑳𐑓 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑺𐑓𐑩𐑤 broiderings. 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴; 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑑 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑖𐑹 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑸 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛. “𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑡𐑶 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.”

·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒. 𐑣𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛. 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛. ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑞𐑴 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑲𐑛. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑟 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩, 𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐 hawklike 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑺 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑽𐑾𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔.

“𐑣𐑸𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑴𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕. “·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 ·𐑥𐑨𐑒𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺! 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑹 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡! 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑛𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑿 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑓, 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑴𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯 𐑸 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑯𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑚𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑹 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼; 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑑 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑿 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑔. 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑺 𐑿 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑺 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·Leith ·Mogh.”

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑲𐑛,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼, “𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 wifeless 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑐𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑰!”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑩𐑛𐑥𐑲𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 “𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.” 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑴𐑟-𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙! 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑽 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟, 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 “𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑪𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯” 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯! 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·Leith ·Mogh—𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯—𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑩 𐑯𐑨𐑗𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑯𐑴 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯—𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑟!

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟; 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑛. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑛—𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑸𐑑!

𐑘𐑧𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑴𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟, 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱. 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛; 𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑕.

𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑓 𐑡𐑶𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑯𐑹𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑤𐑲 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦. 𐑞𐑴 𐑮𐑰𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑴 𐑑 Gelasius 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐, ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑰𐑜𐑼—𐑓 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯. 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦 rath; 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑕; 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 ·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑽𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑱! 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤-𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑶, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑶𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙, 𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑸 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑥𐑸𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑦𐑑!

𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙?

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑐𐑭𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑝 “·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒,” 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑛 O'Cahsadhe, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑛𐑹. 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑥𐑭, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑩 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑨𐑟 gille, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟!

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑱𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑕𐑱, “𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕.” 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑹 𐑥𐑫𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑐𐑭𐑔. 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑴𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑞 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑹 𐑤𐑱 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑹𐑛𐑼𐑟.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑰𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑜, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 hostings. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱 𐑞 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑖𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡, 𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦. 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑪𐑐 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 ·𐑤𐑪𐑒 ·𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑥𐑸𐑒 𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑞 “𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦.” 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑡𐑲𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ancients 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑗𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑐𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑹𐑕, 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑱𐑒 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼.

𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑓 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑿𐑔 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑖𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑮𐑽. 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑕 friendlike, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑨𐑐𐑗𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛—𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑.

𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑹𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑. 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑤. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑐𐑼 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑯 𐑡𐑶 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕. 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑓, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯𐑹 𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑺𐑛 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑓 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑱 𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑙𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗 weavings 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑯𐑰𐑔 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑑.

𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑩𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟. 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟. 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 𐑩 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑻, 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟.

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑓 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼𐑟. 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑹 𐑕𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕—𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛, 𐑞𐑴 𐑩 jeweled 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑺𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑪𐑯𐑼. 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯.

𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑸 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑹𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼-𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯. 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛—·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤.

𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑸𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑚𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼, 𐑞𐑴 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑹 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑨𐑤𐑚𐑩, 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑸-𐑪𐑓 𐑑𐑲𐑥.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓 𐑥𐑽 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺, 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑳𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗.”

𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑯 𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑲 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑺 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑯.”

“𐑿 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. “𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑿, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼?”

“𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑸 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑴𐑚, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑲𐑟?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯.

“𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑲𐑟, 𐑪𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑯𐑽, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑑𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 “·𐑸𐑜𐑩𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑤,” 𐑓 𐑞 𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑺, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑝.

𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑹 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑹𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑿𐑞𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑸 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑪𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑒, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴, 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑡𐑼𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑱𐑚𐑼𐑟, 𐑞 𐑜𐑷𐑤𐑟.

“𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑘𐑼 𐑝 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑩𐑐,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶. “𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑬𐑼 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑑 𐑣𐑽—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛 ·𐑮𐑪𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑒. “𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑓𐑸 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑕 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑹 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞𐑺; 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦. Gelasius 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·Clonfert.”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑,” 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑛 ·𐑮𐑪𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑒, “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑯𐑹𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕, ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯. 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑤-𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑛 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑕𐑰-𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑩𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑟; 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑱—𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰! 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑯𐑼 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛. 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟.”

“𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑪𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑒. “𐑲 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 Forgal 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑐𐑴𐑐 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑮𐑴𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑.”

“Forgal 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·Cineath 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, “𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑸 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯. 𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤, 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑳𐑕!”

𐑞 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛. ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞𐑴 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗, 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑓𐑸, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛. “𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑿?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑯 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦𐑕𐑑—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑲, 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦𐑕𐑑?”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. “𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑕, 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑿 𐑕𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑿 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑩𐑯𐑕? 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑿𐑔 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑿𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑬𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑐𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑚𐑺𐑼 𐑑 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦. “𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑮𐑲𐑛, 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑹𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑫𐑼.”

“𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑗𐑰𐑓𐑕, 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑜𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥.

“𐑯 𐑿, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑮𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛: 𐑯𐑴 𐑿𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑝 aire-desa 𐑢𐑺𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑗𐑧𐑕, 𐑖𐑵𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟—𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤! 𐑿 𐑸 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑯𐑽 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑸 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑡 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑓 𐑿.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯! 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑸 𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑬 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛—”

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑹 na ·𐑑𐑵𐑩𐑣𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑵! 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼, 𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑼𐑟.”

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑓𐑧𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑐𐑢𐑼𐑛.

“𐑖𐑰, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑨𐑥 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑦𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑛.”

“𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑩𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑝 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑲𐑟. 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑽! 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 Gillebart 𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼𐑦𐑒 𐑑 Anselm 𐑞 𐑸𐑗𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑐 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑕𐑰—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑗𐑻𐑗. 𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑦𐑑—𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑗𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑾𐑯.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛.

“𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑾𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛—𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑤 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 knowings 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥! ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑟, 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔; 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯. 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑞 ravager.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥! 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑴𐑖𐑦𐑐. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯, 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑰𐑝𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑞 𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑺. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑵𐑤; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑟, 𐑛𐑳𐑟 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰! 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟.”

“𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 ‘𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑’—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, “𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑐𐑬𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑚𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑣𐑬 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑴?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰. 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑪𐑝𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑝: 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑸 𐑿 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, “𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑲 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦—𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ‘𐑓𐑱’ 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑩𐑓𐑲𐑼. 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑗 perfectness, 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰; 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑓𐑸 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑬𐑼. 𐑯—𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑲𐑕 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑥𐑓.

“𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑛; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵! 𐑿, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑐𐑶𐑟𐑛 𐑓 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑—𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑹 annal 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑺 ·𐑛𐑽𐑛𐑮𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 ·𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑸𐑑, 𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·Grania 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑑𐑪𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑥—𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝.

𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑥 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑲𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.

𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑹 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕.

“𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑸 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑺 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑹 𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑦, “𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑸 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙, 𐑯𐑹 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑵 𐑸 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡.

“𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑗𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑾𐑯 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑮𐑪𐑙. 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑐𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑲 𐑰𐑗 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑨𐑤𐑲 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯. 𐑞𐑱 𐑖𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑲 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑓 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟—𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓—”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑤!”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑱?”

“𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙—𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯—𐑯 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑰!”

“𐑥𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑤𐑹 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑲 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛! 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑛-𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑒𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑰𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛.

“𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑴, 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕. ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑗𐑧𐑕𐑚𐑹𐑛. 𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙: ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥; 𐑯𐑴, ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑓𐑱𐑔𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑲𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜. 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦. 𐑯𐑴—·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 ‘𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥,’ 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴 𐑬𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿.”

“𐑯 𐑿! 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑿?”

“𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑽—𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑽—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑬. 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑚𐑺𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑽. 𐑞 ‘𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥’ 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑥.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒?”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑.”

“𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑴𐑟 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑥𐑰—𐑘𐑧𐑑; 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯! 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯; 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑱𐑤-𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩!”

“·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑞𐑺, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑜𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑺 𐑲 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑟.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑸 𐑿 𐑤𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑯? ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕.”

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙, “𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑞𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥; 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑿𐑔, 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑬𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻! 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑥𐑼𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑴𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑬𐑼, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯! 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑕! 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑱𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑞𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑙?”

“𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑺, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑩. 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑝 Cahsadhe, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑨𐑐𐑗𐑼. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑩 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑻𐑔, 𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑟! 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥.

“𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, unbraiding 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑓 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑿𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑗 honestness 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑿𐑕𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑. 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑥𐑳𐑗, 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑷𐑤; 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯.”

·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑲𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙-𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑹 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑗 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯.

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑴𐑚𐑰𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩𐑛𐑮𐑶𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑫𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑺 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑹𐑕 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑯 𐑥𐑸𐑖 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑳𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑰𐑝. 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑹𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐, 𐑯 𐑿𐑞𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑸 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑧𐑤𐑕𐑢𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯.”

“·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑒 ·𐑯𐑰𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑸 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕’ 𐑢𐑻𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛. 𐑞 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒, ·Cineath, 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑟 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑚, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑹𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 Nile, 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺.”

𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑, 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑯 slipt 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑹𐑕.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑽, 𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯.”

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑤𐑦 carven, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑩𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕. 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 bigness 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑻𐑔 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑵 𐑹 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑓𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑳𐑐𐑢𐑼𐑛.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦-𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑞𐑺,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑩 𐑮𐑴𐑩𐑯 𐑹 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴.”

𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑐, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑷 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤. ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓; 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑓 𐑮𐑵𐑓. 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑺𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑼𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑡 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑳𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛. 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑹 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑓𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑼.

𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛.

𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑣𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑱𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑚𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑩𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛—𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴, 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑; 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑜𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑴𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑜𐑟 𐑝 𐑿.

𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑵𐑐 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 sunwise 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒, 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼.

𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦, 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑳𐑐—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑲!

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙.

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑖𐑨𐑤𐑴 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟.

𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙. 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥.

“𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑲 𐑪𐑓𐑼,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.

“𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑟.”

𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑼𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑮𐑳𐑓𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑖𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑿𐑧𐑯-𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 “𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑,” 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓.

𐑕𐑴 𐑩𐑥𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑥, 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟.

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑕𐑼𐑰𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 imaginings. ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑑𐑿𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑓, 𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑥𐑐 𐑝 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑐, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑑𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴.

𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟. ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛.

“𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟, ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑓𐑱𐑔, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑰𐑗 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑜𐑟.

“𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑔, 𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯,” 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕. “𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑓𐑱𐑔𐑕. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑽, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑿 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑿. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑓 𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑵𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑲𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑒𐑺𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑣𐑦𐑤!”

“·Cineath 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒?” 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑝𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑿 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯. 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛—𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤—𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟!

“𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛-𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑰𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑼𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑺𐑟 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑰𐑗 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺.”

“𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑱𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑜𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑝𐑬 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡—𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑘𐑽—𐑑𐑵 𐑘𐑽𐑟—𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑱𐑕 sunwise 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑬. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑪𐑯𐑼𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 divinings, 𐑞 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑿 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛—𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑖𐑴 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼𐑟. 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 hostings 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑷𐑤; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥—𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑬, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤!”

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑓. 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑕𐑼𐑰𐑯.

𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑮𐑵𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑱?”

·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑐𐑬𐑼. 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕—𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥! ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛-𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑾𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼. ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤, 𐑨𐑟 𐑸 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛, 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑿𐑯𐑾𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡. ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑤 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑰𐑗 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤. ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻. 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑛𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟, 𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦.”

“𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑰, 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑺. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯! 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, “𐑓 𐑲 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑚𐑺 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑹 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛.”

“𐑢𐑺 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟?”

“𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑖𐑱𐑐𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙; 𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙, ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛. 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑣𐑽, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑞𐑱 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑸𐑥𐑟’ 𐑤𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑞 𐑣𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑟𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑲.

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑩 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑓 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑦𐑯 midheaven 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥—𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑡.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑩 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

“𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑹, 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥? 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴. 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑟.”

“𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑓𐑭𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑟 𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛.

“𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑸𐑐 𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑓𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑸 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑓 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑓 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟.”

𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑯.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑿, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑽, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑳𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥. “·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯—𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑤𐑫𐑒, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥? 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛; 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯? 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼? 𐑕𐑰, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐; 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑬, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑿 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑳𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑? 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑺 𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑.

“𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑,’ ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯? 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑸 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑. 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑲𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑚𐑦?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑥𐑭. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟.

“·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑑. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑯𐑩𐑕?”

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕. 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑔 𐑓 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺.

·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑞𐑴 𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑, 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 delvings.

𐑞𐑱 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑕𐑬𐑔, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑕 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑚𐑱𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰!”

“𐑯𐑴. 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑛𐑺 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑿. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴. 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑮𐑴𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑵, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑-𐑓𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑯𐑲𐑓.”

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑰?” 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤. 𐑞 unlaid 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑲 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑛 𐑑—𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑻𐑔 𐑐𐑬𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑞𐑺! 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 rath 𐑓 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑕.”

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯!” 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑴𐑯.”

“𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑴𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑰.

𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑻𐑯𐑟 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺, 𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛.

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑓 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑯𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 Moanmore 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑴𐑛 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑕𐑹𐑛 𐑹 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑨𐑚𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.

𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑱 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑚-𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 O'Lochlainn 𐑝 𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑝 𐑸𐑛-𐑮𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 northlands.

𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑺 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒.

𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑺 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰, 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑿𐑔. 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑵𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑞 𐑺-𐑩𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑿𐑔 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤.

𐑓𐑽𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑩𐑕𐑷𐑤𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑑.

𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.

𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑚 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤, 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟, 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑰!

𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑛𐑨𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑵, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑!

·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑹𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑-𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩. 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑝 ·Nemnach 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛—𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙.

·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩, 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑝 Ath-Luain, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤—𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑦 𐑝 ·Mellifont.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲, 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦, 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑴𐑕𐑑, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑛, 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑛—𐑣𐑻 daughterhood! 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑩 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑨𐑥—𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙! 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛—𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙.

“·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑳𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑨𐑒𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑓 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔. 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡; 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑤. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑹𐑛𐑼; 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑜𐑱𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑑𐑲—𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰—𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦.”

·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑, 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑑𐑲. 𐑐𐑮𐑱 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑶𐑕𐑑𐑼!”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙; 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲, 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑬 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 “𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 rath 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼𐑟 𐑰𐑝. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑝 ·Nemnach.

𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 entrancement 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑲. “𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑦𐑑, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

𐑘𐑧𐑑, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑹, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 gorgeousness 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦, 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤.

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑡𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯!

𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑗 plunderings 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑴𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑙.

𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑯𐑸𐑛. ·𐑥𐑻𐑑𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩 𐑝 ·𐑹𐑦𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑵𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑. 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑓𐑲𐑼!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑝 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑦 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒. ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤. 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑛𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑲𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑲𐑛. ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴, 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑵𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼.

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑤.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑲 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑗𐑶𐑕; 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦 𐑝 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑓𐑴𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑛𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑱,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑜𐑛. “𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕 𐑸 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑓 𐑿. 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑓 𐑗𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑺, 𐑩𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚, 𐑯—”

“𐑣𐑸𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤?” 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑼 𐑒𐑢𐑱𐑤𐑛—“𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼!”

“𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑱𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟. 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑤𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑺 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑯𐑬 𐑓𐑤𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦—𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑟, 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑟—𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑽?”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑦𐑑. 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑷. 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑴𐑔, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑺𐑦𐑙,” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑱𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻! 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑺 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑴𐑔, 𐑞𐑴 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑿, ·Donall, 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 Glendalough 𐑓 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 fosterling 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩.”

𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑜𐑪𐑯? 𐑯 𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑕?”

·Donall 𐑞 𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼.

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑱𐑐 𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑻𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑬𐑑.

·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑞 𐑺-𐑩𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦 𐑝 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯.

“𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑤, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑺 𐑿 𐑕𐑤𐑱 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯.”

“𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑜𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑦𐑙.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑓 𐑬𐑼 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑒𐑰𐑐. ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑸 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑤𐑴 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑝 Longford 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛? 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑦 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑜𐑪𐑑 ·Donall, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑬𐑔, 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑩𐑑𐑨𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 “𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡” 𐑨𐑟 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑯—𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑷𐑤—𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑴𐑝𐑼 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯!

𐑣𐑰 𐑼𐑴𐑟, 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑡𐑷𐑟.

“𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.

𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑯, 𐑐𐑤𐑬𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑦𐑔, 𐑮𐑱𐑡𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑰 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑝 ·Faelain, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕. 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑲 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑮𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝 𐑝 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑤 𐑳𐑐𐑢𐑼𐑛—“·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑮𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑕! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼!”

𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑴𐑥-𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛, 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑚 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑸𐑤𐑦.

“𐑚𐑰 𐑬𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥𐑟,” 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑐𐑭𐑕 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑤𐑦. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑟—𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒. 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑯𐑼, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑞 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑱; 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑺! 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯!”

𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑐𐑭𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑽 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤-𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑬𐑕𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛. 𐑞𐑱 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑥𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼.

𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯, 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑪𐑚𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑗𐑴𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑹 𐑜𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑛𐑲𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑵𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑳𐑤, 𐑢𐑽𐑦 𐑑𐑴𐑯, 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑤𐑲, 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑛𐑨𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑲 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼? 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼? 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑺 𐑲 𐑮𐑨𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑟! 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯—𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒?”

“𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯—𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯—·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩—𐑦𐑟—𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙—𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓—𐑦𐑯 𐑿! 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔—𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 ·𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑓𐑽𐑕 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩!”

“𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑤𐑲 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤! 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 ·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛; 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯! 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒!”

𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦, 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑛 keione 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑺𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑰𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤.

“𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒!” 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑖. “𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑; 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯! 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟? 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑟? 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑰, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛—𐑯 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒! 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑕. 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒! 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑩 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼.

“𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕—𐑛𐑲𐑟 𐑬𐑑! 𐑣𐑸𐑒 𐑿! 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑹; 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟—𐑣𐑸𐑒 𐑿! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤—·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑪𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤—

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤—𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑫𐑛. 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼.

“·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛—𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯!” “𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤—𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑼! 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑰𐑑! 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑵𐑯, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑷𐑤—𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑥𐑰. 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴—𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑲 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑥𐑰! 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸?”

𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑝𐑿𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑛𐑱𐑯. 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱𐑟. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 ·𐑛𐑷𐑤.

“𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰! 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤! 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞𐑺! 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑲𐑟—𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙. 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤!”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 ‘𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛.’ 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱; “𐑚𐑳𐑑—𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑑! 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞𐑺—𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑨𐑒, 𐑣𐑬𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑥!”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑽. 𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑥𐑦 𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑸 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑.”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦.”

“𐑯𐑴! 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦; 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑡 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑽!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑽𐑕𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴.

“·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛; 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑. ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑿. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙. 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑵, 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑰𐑔 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑑.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑯? 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑬𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟? 𐑯𐑴! 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯—𐑞𐑱 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑘𐑫𐑼! 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥!”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔.

“𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦 𐑡𐑻𐑯𐑦—𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯.”

·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑲𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴. 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 shoutings. 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑟—𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯! 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑕𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑱𐑓—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑. 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯—𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑻! 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑸 𐑩 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑓 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟. 𐑦𐑓 𐑿, 𐑤𐑹𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑸 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑬—𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤. “𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑕. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑝 𐑿 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑪𐑓𐑼—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑿 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑱𐑟.”

“𐑜𐑴!” 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦. “𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑾𐑯, 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯! 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑺 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕!”

𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑪𐑚. ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑, jeweled 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑖𐑳𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑼.

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑩 𐑤𐑲 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟. 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑦𐑙! ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 ·Faelain 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑑.”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑸 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑷 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑟. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑿 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑬.”

“𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑛, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑳𐑐𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟. “𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕? ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟! 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑑! 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑐! 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑑; 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯; 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑯 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑡, 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯.

“𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑸 𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑑𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑴 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑, 𐑣𐑵, 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑗𐑶𐑕, 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑲!”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑻𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑲𐑑𐑦 𐑚𐑤𐑴.

“𐑿 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑗𐑶𐑕!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛—𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑝 𐑿!”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒, ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯. 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 misjudgment; 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑜𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.

𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑺—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓.

𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑.

“·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼 𐑹 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑽,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑—𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑤, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑷𐑯𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛.

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑛𐑲, 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯.”

·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑪𐑜𐑩𐑥 𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑕𐑒𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑿—𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑹 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑴?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑿𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·Leith ·Mogh 𐑦𐑓 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰. 𐑓 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑦𐑑—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑝𐑻𐑗𐑵 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑓.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑰,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑳𐑤, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑱. “𐑤𐑫𐑒, ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦—𐑕𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.”

𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕.

“𐑴 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕—𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑹𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.”

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛: 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑷 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑯𐑿 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑻. 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻. ·𐑛𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑦𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯—𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 Conaire ·𐑥𐑹, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑛𐑽𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑺 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱—𐑩 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯! 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑲𐑯. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑺 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑿𐑔.”

“·𐑛𐑽𐑩!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯-𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑐𐑶𐑟𐑩𐑯. “𐑞𐑨𐑑, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛—𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑔 𐑑—𐑯 𐑿 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕!”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯. “𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒. 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑿𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥.”

“𐑕𐑰 𐑑 𐑦𐑑, ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. “𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝, 𐑚𐑶, 𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯.”

·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑷𐑯𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯.

“·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛,” 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, “𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑥𐑟? 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑴𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑯 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡? 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑? 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑿 𐑓 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑱 𐑹 𐑩 𐑓𐑺?”

“𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑡,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤. 𐑞 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑸 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑: 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑿; 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑑𐑵 𐑸𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑸 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑬𐑼 𐑚𐑹𐑛𐑼 𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑝 𐑿 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱—𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑿.”

𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑰. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 ‘·𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑝’ 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 geis 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑯𐑺. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑸 𐑿 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑱𐑤𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑬𐑞𐑛? 𐑯𐑴 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, “𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑺 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟; 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦. 𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑢𐑹 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 ·𐑑𐑻𐑤𐑴 𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒; 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑘𐑽 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑨𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑤.”

“𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩.”

·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑡 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑫𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑬. 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑚 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑜𐑴.”

𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺. ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑-𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑧𐑯. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑿 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑿!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑰!”

“𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑤—𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. “𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲. 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑶𐑤𐑟. 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑓 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑱.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑻, 𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑮𐑦 𐑴𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑒𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑜𐑴.

“𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. “𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯𐑲𐑑.”

𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑺, 𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑵-𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴𐑟. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑚, 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑱𐑟, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑖, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑹 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙!

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑—𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑹 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐.

“·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤! ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑞 𐑩𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼!”

·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑵𐑐𐑑 𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑹𐑗𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯.

“·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱 𐑓 𐑳𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.

𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒-𐑲𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑯—𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑧𐑛—𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛—𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑱 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑓 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯: 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑔𐑮𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱.

𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔—𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑴 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑿, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥.”

𐑕𐑴, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑮𐑱𐑯, 𐑛𐑮𐑽𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑛. 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑻𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑹 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑩 𐑚𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑮𐑴 𐑣𐑻𐑑𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑱𐑕𐑑.

𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑒𐑷𐑔 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑢𐑱 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑒𐑑.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑞 “𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟’ 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑿𐑑 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛,” 𐑓 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴!

𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑡𐑳𐑡𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛—𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑖𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑤𐑵𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑓𐑯𐑦.

𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦. 𐑢𐑦𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼𐑦 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑩𐑯-𐑥𐑨𐑒-𐑯𐑶𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦 𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑺.

𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑤𐑹 𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑺, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑵; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑓 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑪𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑝 druidcraft, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑.

𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑜𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑺.

𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑝𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑗𐑰𐑓 𐑝 𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑝𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑻𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑨𐑤𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 “·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟” 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑐, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱! 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑮𐑵𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑣𐑲 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥—𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑸𐑗-𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥.

𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 ·Mellifont 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑯𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑹𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑸𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑼𐑝𐑲𐑝𐑛—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑣𐑵 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.

𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑩 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿.

“𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑛—𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑦𐑙 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

“𐑯𐑱, 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑸 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑺 𐑢𐑺𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛—·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑯 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟! 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟!”

“·𐑛𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑜𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑤 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑑𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑑 𐑥𐑰—𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑺𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑙. 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑬 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑮𐑴𐑚. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯. 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑗𐑻𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛.”

“𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑.

𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.

“·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “·𐑒𐑽𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟’ 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑡 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑴𐑒—𐑞 𐑘𐑴𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯! 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟; 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑔𐑦𐑙, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯. 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑻𐑕? 𐑓 𐑞 𐑘𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛, 𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

“𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑿! 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤 𐑝 vesper 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯—𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑑 𐑥𐑰! ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑩 𐑑𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑧𐑛. 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑸𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑵𐑥? 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛, ·𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑: 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑐𐑨𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑺.”

“𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰—?”

“𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕—𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟, ·𐑛𐑻𐑝𐑱𐑤.”

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·𐑷𐑛𐑦𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑕. [MusicXML]

·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒

𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑸𐑗𐑦𐑚𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑰. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩, 𐑩𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦-𐑨𐑑-𐑤𐑷.

𐑑 ·𐑥𐑱𐑡𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑔𐑿 𐑓𐑹𐑚𐑟.

𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑽 ·𐑥𐑱𐑡𐑼:—𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑬𐑼 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼-𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑼 𐑑𐑷𐑒 (𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙), 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑸𐑜𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑑. 𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛.

𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑻𐑐𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑿𐑥 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑰𐑜𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴, 𐑩 𐑝𐑻𐑚𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑼𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑾𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑰𐑯𐑔 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑟, 𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑤𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑦𐑯𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑕.

𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟, 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 Dartan, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 “𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛,” 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑚𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑳𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑼𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑲𐑼 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦.

𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑤𐑫𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟, 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑣𐑦𐑐𐑯𐑴𐑕𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑺𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑. 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦.

𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑔𐑽𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑗𐑧𐑕—𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑛-𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑕 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑚𐑹𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑪𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑗𐑧𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯!

𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑬 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑿𐑠𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑕—𐑞 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑝—𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑿𐑔 (𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦-𐑔𐑮𐑰)—𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑩𐑓𐑺 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑨𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼.

𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑧𐑜𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑳𐑐, 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑹 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑯 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼—𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑦, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑷𐑤 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿—𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦𐑦𐑕𐑑.

𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑸 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑓𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑑𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑖𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦. 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑓 𐑞 𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑲𐑥—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑛: “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑿 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑑 𐑐𐑱 𐑿, 𐑥𐑼. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑞 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑿𐑠𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑢𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑿𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑜, 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑜. 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓𐑨𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑿 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑼 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑿 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑼 𐑑 𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑚𐑰𐑔𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟, 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑜 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑲 𐑩𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑿 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑰𐑟𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑱. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑞𐑥𐑦𐑒 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑕. 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑛𐑝𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑟, 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑼. 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑤-𐑑-𐑛𐑵 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑴-𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 ·𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼.

𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑡𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑿 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑿 𐑩 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑴 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑨𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑦𐑑, 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑸 𐑥𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿.

𐑘𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑛𐑱, 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑹 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑴 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯:

“·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑒𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑢𐑲—𐑢𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦, 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑷𐑘𐑼, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑑? 𐑢𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑪𐑯? 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑻𐑛 𐑔𐑽𐑦𐑟—𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑖𐑩𐑯.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑, unyouthful 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑲𐑟, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑡𐑧𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑺𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗.

“𐑲, 𐑥𐑼. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑤-𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑱𐑝 𐑝 𐑣𐑺, 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑴 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑧𐑞𐑼𐑟. “𐑥𐑼. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩, 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰, 𐑕𐑻, 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕—𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑲 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑙—𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑒𐑳𐑥. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑸 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼; 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑓 𐑿.” 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑔𐑦 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟.

“𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑖𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 rath 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟? 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 councilors 𐑯 𐑞 𐑡𐑳𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

𐑲 𐑩𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦 𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑓𐑺 𐑓 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑿𐑠𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛:

“𐑯𐑴—𐑯𐑴, 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙. 𐑯𐑴—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯.”

𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑯𐑻𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑹𐑛𐑰𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑕: 𐑓𐑿 𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑦 𐑞𐑱 𐑸, 𐑑𐑵! 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑻𐑝𐑟, 𐑓 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑢𐑻 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯—𐑲—𐑥𐑱 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑘𐑧𐑕—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕—𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑—𐑘𐑧𐑕—𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙.”

𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑹𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑡𐑱𐑤 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼, 𐑐𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑙𐑒. 𐑲 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑟 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑼𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑞𐑺. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑰. ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑒𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑛𐑴.

𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑒𐑢𐑺 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑡.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒—” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑒𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦. 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼—𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰, 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑴.”

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑.

“𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑱𐑕?” 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑺𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑕, 𐑥𐑼. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩. 𐑩𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟, 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑨𐑚𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦. 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑯𐑹 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑓 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑓 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑿 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑼𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟.

“𐑯𐑴? 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑭, 𐑞 𐑐𐑫𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑛; 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑪𐑙; 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑?” 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑰𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑿. 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑪𐑙, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑛𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑵 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑽𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑱𐑓, 𐑯𐑨𐑗𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 ‘𐑓𐑱’ 𐑑 𐑣𐑻. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑲𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑹 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑒𐑺 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛. 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑹 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑝.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ‘𐑴𐑤𐑛’ ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕?” 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑼𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑴, 𐑥𐑼. 𐑛𐑩 ·𐑯𐑰𐑕𐑩, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗, 𐑯𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑺𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯𐑹 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑺𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑—·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿—𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗: 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑓𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛, 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑺 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑪𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑕𐑻, 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖.”

𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑓 𐑥𐑰; 𐑦𐑓 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟!

“𐑘𐑧𐑕—𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝—𐑭—𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑲 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒.”

·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑪𐑒𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼; 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑐𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑽, 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑖𐑦𐑐.

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑿—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑬 𐑣𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑣𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑥𐑰—𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝—𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯—𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙, 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑟𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑷𐑤𐑼 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑲𐑝𐑼𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑕. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑚𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦. 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 ‘𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑’ 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑯; 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑱𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 plunderings, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑑 𐑮𐑪𐑑 𐑹 𐑚𐑻𐑯. 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑓𐑿 𐑯 𐑮𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱.

“𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴. 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑝 𐑿. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 ... 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑!

“𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.

“·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯, “𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕. 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑹 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑝 𐑿𐑕 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑦𐑟𐑼𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑹 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼.”

𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑡 𐑓 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑐 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑰𐑝𐑛 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑿𐑯𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑰𐑝𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤.

𐑲 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑤𐑸𐑡 𐑐𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯; 𐑓𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑴𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑛:

“𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛—

“𐑩 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑿 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩.”

𐑲 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯. “𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑲 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑦, 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑰𐑜𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒.

𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑫𐑒-𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑲𐑝𐑼𐑦 𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑴𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑕 𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑦𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑤𐑟. 𐑣𐑬 𐑞 𐑛𐑿𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑴𐑟 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟? 𐑣𐑵𐑧𐑝𐑼 “·𐑒𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒” 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑳𐑥.

𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑹 𐑹𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑝𐑻𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻. 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 “𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑕𐑩𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯.”

𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑹𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯𐑹𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯, 𐑛𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑻𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑸𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑕, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 “𐑥𐑽 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖.”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 Dunpatrick, 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑹𐑥𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑔𐑬𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑦𐑯 Rosnaree, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑼𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑮𐑲𐑗𐑩𐑕𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑩𐑛𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑪𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛.

𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑷 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑛𐑢𐑼𐑛𐑟 councilors 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓—𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓! ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒, ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤: 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯!

𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑧𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑜 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤. 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑚 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟—𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑛 𐑲𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑸 𐑢𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙!

𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑤𐑷 𐑝 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑺 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑬𐑼 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯—𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑹 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑷 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱!

𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓, 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥? 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥? 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑵𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑽 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑; 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰-𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟?

𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 ·𐑖𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑬𐑔. 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛. 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑺𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 duine—𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 ... 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑖𐑹. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱! 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑.

𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑪𐑑 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑪𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯—𐑯 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑵 𐑕𐑬𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑛𐑢𐑼𐑛. 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑐, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓, 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒, 𐑯𐑹 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑕𐑴 𐑮𐑨𐑖𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗, 𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑺 𐑥𐑹.

𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑵𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑛𐑹 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑪𐑔 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 “𐑯𐑴,” 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑻—𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑!

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑺 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑼𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕. 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑩𐑯 𐑻𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙.

𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑!

𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟: 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑐𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑔𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑥!

𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞𐑺—𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑱𐑡, 𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑝 Alwynn, 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦; 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑲 unshriven, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑲 𐑬𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑿𐑔𐑕 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑!

𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑕𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑸 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑺:

𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑻𐑔 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑸 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑽 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑸 𐑪𐑯𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑶𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑤.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼. 𐑯𐑴 𐑪𐑯𐑼, 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐, 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑹 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑹 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼, 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑡𐑛. 𐑥𐑱 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑬𐑼 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑱𐑟!

“𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑.”

𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑛:

𐑲 𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑕, 𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑩𐑒𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑹𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑼𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑦 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑟𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑒𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦. 𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑼𐑦𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑴—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑿 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑒𐑢𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑳𐑐 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼:

𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛—

𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑖. 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑽 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑸𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔. 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑝𐑼𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑑—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑵; 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑥𐑨𐑛.

𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑬, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑻𐑔. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑿.

𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑛. 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑹𐑯—𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑞 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑼𐑟, 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑳𐑯! 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟. 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑝𐑦𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑.

𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦. 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑺, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑬𐑼 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟. 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑢𐑲 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑲 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 “𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑,” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑦𐑑, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑, 𐑜𐑪𐑛-𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰.

𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑲, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐, 𐑲 𐑕𐑴 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑹𐑛, 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑕 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑮𐑰—𐑢𐑺?

𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑲 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑞𐑴 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑚𐑼 friese, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑚𐑴 𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤—𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑢𐑲𐑑—𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥.

𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑, 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕, 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯—𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑻𐑔𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑶, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑿𐑕. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑽𐑟 𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟.

𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻, 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑚𐑴𐑔. 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑺 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑷𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑡𐑶 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑓 𐑖𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤—𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑯𐑡𐑩𐑯—𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑚𐑑𐑼𐑱𐑯𐑾𐑯 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑐𐑑!

𐑓 𐑲 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻. 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑦𐑑.

𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑪𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑓𐑻 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑛𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑔𐑻𐑛, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑥𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑑. 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 ·𐑤𐑨𐑑𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑯 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑒𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑. ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟.

𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕; 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑺, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑹𐑯𐑼 𐑓 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑤𐑷𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼.

𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹. 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑛𐑰𐑚𐑸𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖-𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱 𐑲 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑯𐑿 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔. 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑽 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑞𐑥𐑦𐑒 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑳𐑤𐑕𐑦𐑙—𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑹𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.

𐑲 𐑦𐑯𐑡𐑶𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑥𐑰—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛, 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑼𐑰𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼—𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑴 𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑻𐑛-𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕, 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑩𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑞𐑩𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟.

𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑑𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑛𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑚, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 “𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑳𐑙” 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟.

·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 “𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑” 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼. 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑑 𐑿 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑤𐑫𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛—𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑤𐑫𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑥𐑱𐑝, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 ·Grania 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 ·𐑛𐑽𐑥𐑪𐑛, 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼, 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤-𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑹 𐑜𐑪𐑛𐑧𐑕, 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑹 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 Fionn 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟. 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛—𐑑𐑿𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑰𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 ·𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑨𐑖𐑑 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑓𐑼𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑸 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻—𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑸𐑛, 𐑹 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑽 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑦𐑙. 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 Laherdane 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑛 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑻𐑝𐑛 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑸 𐑩 𐑓𐑿 𐑺𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑛𐑼𐑯𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑓𐑿 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑸 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 strivings.

𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 overswept 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑝 𐑝 ancientness 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛—𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑘𐑽𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑷 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑔𐑮𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲. 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑓 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙.

𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑣𐑬 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑽 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑑: 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑤𐑲𐑒, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑪𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑓𐑻𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯; 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑤𐑱 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑿𐑑𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑱, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱-𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙.

𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 ·𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑻𐑔-𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑱 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟, 𐑹 𐑻𐑔-𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑓 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯, 𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑘𐑫𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑩𐑒𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟.

𐑓 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑲 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟, 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟, 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑩𐑑-𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓 𐑒𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑿𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑲, 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙.

𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑩𐑝𐑻𐑛, 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑿𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽. 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑔𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥—𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑕! 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦, 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛—𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛; 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑺 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥. 𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑹𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑱: “𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑯𐑬; 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑿 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼. 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕.”

𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑳𐑐, 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑟; 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼.

“𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑝 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑱, scoldingly. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛. 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑸 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑤𐑱𐑟𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑟.”

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑿𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑵—𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯-𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑛𐑹. 𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑸𐑜𐑘𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑺𐑟—𐑹 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑, 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯.

𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛. “𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑿 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑶,” 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑱; “𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑵 𐑷𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯.”

𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑚𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑺 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼𐑟. 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟. 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑲 𐑐𐑹𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑰𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑺 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑯𐑹𐑔. 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑿𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟—𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥!

𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑦𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑲 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯. 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑹 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 temptings 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟. 𐑦𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑓𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 equaled 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑝𐑦𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑚 𐑯 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑗𐑨𐑐𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟. 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑣𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑺—𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑽—𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑿𐑡𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑸𐑐!

𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑯𐑬 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑟 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑. 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒.... 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑛𐑹.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑲𐑛. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑷𐑤𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑺 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑒. 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑺 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑛𐑵?” 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑗 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑯𐑽 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑸𐑡 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦, 𐑹 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼.”

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛: “𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑹 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼.”

𐑲! 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙!

𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑔, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑟𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑛𐑰𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑼𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛. 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑜𐑫𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑. 𐑕𐑴 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑛:

“·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼—

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑿𐑟 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿—𐑯𐑿𐑟 𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑽. 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑞𐑳𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑛𐑧𐑔—𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤, 𐑣𐑵, 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑱, 𐑢𐑻 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑹𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟’ 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟 𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴. 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩; 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑯, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟. 𐑲 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑯 Albion.”

𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑦𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑮𐑰-𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑿𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑳𐑐𐑼𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛? 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦. 𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛, 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑑𐑲𐑥.

𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑼𐑲𐑝𐑛, 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕. 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑓 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥. 𐑲 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑺 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑳𐑙. 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑹—𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑸𐑡 𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑕𐑦𐑝, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑺. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟.

𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛; 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑓𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑬𐑑𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑰𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 aloneness. 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑲 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑵𐑝. 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼.

“𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑽 𐑯𐑬—𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤, 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯. 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑢𐑱𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼. 𐑣𐑬 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟. 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺, 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥 ... 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑺—𐑢𐑺?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦, 𐑒𐑺𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑶𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑺𐑤𐑩𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑛, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑻𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟—𐑭, 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑲𐑟! 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑓𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.”

·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑔. 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑕.

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑸,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑯 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 imaginings.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑷 𐑥𐑰. ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑬 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑.

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑯 𐑚𐑱𐑚𐑦𐑦𐑖, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 cornsilk, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑝𐑲𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑱𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑱.

“𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑢𐑰 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼.”

𐑲 𐑚𐑺𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻—𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛. 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑥𐑚𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟.

𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲 𐑲 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑻, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕, 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑲 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼.”

𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑦𐑑:

“𐑢𐑲 𐑸 𐑿 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑲 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑱𐑡—𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑘𐑽—𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑸 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑿.”

𐑦𐑯 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤, 𐑹 𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑒𐑺𐑛 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑽, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥-𐑢𐑹𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑯𐑬 𐑞 𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕; 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑦 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟!

“𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑱 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑿 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑳𐑐 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑟. ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.”

𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙. 𐑓 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑷 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙, 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙—𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑬𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑲 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑑, 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑒𐑱𐑥.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑽. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦-𐑑𐑵. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑼𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑛. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑹 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑖𐑦𐑐.

𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑦 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑐, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟.

·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑵𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛.

“·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑽𐑟.

𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑻—𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑰𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑭, 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑴 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯! 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦—𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑿𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰! 𐑯𐑬 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑—𐑿 𐑸 𐑣𐑽.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑰. 𐑞 𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑫𐑤𐑓𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑖 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑪𐑜 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑽. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑴𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑴𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑾𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑩 𐑢𐑺 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥.

𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑑. 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤. 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑵𐑤, 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯-𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑗𐑑 𐑕𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒, 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟.

𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑤.

𐑲 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑬 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴. 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑹 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑩𐑝𐑶𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴.

𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑹𐑕, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑞 𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 “𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑰𐑕𐑑.” 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑩𐑛𐑹𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻, 𐑑𐑵. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓 𐑳𐑕 𐑚𐑴𐑔.

𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑼-𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑯𐑴 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑺; 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑞 musicroom.”

𐑲 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤.

“𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑗-𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑿 𐑖𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑴, 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑽. 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑘𐑹 ladylove 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑬 𐑑 𐑢𐑵 𐑣𐑻.”

𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑿𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑯.

“𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑸 𐑯𐑻𐑝𐑩𐑕 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑿 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑. “𐑿 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑶, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑓 𐑿 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑𐑕 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑖𐑨𐑥𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑥𐑰—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑗𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑, 𐑼𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑙-𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑬 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑑 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑦.

·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑.

“𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑡𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑦, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑘𐑽 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑸 𐑩𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯. 𐑯 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑿—𐑹 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑬! 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑲𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑲𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑿 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑰 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕. 𐑲 𐑛𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟.”

𐑕𐑴 𐑖𐑰 𐑗𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑪𐑯, 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. “·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑓𐑽𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑰?”

𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑳𐑐 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺. 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑽 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑰𐑒. 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴.

𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑥𐑬𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛-𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥. 𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑜𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑲 𐑛𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒.

𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑.

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼. 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑡𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑚𐑼. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑪𐑓𐑼 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻—𐑹 𐑑 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑼𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑔. 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑿𐑔 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑬𐑕.

·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑟 𐑚𐑻𐑔𐑛𐑱, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑡𐑶𐑯𐑛 𐑳𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑖. 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯.

“𐑿 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑤 𐑣𐑽,” 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 birthnight; 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑱 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑕𐑱, 𐑥𐑲 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛? 𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑤𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼, 𐑯, 𐑞 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑼𐑱𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑝. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑜𐑱𐑦𐑑𐑦,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

“𐑩 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰, 𐑞𐑧𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑯 𐑿, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

“𐑸 𐑿 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥.

𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.

“𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑐𐑼𐑕𐑢𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟. 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑷𐑤. 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑢𐑰 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦-𐑑𐑵.”

𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑼𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑. 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑩𐑐𐑰𐑤 𐑞𐑺. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑿𐑥𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑹. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑱 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩.

“𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑓. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑬𐑼 𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑬. 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒. 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛.”

·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰. “·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, “𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ‘·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓’ 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙?”

“𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛.”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖. 𐑣𐑬 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤! 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛. 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑬𐑼 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦. 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑺𐑟—𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼!”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑱𐑡 𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑿𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑯𐑿 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑴 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑥𐑹 𐑩𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑐𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑿. 𐑲 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑰𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯. 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑒𐑕 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤. 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 birthnight 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑱.”

𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑥𐑱 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑻𐑛, 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.

𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑼𐑕𐑢𐑱𐑠𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑿𐑕 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑷𐑤. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑑𐑵 𐑴𐑤𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑑𐑦-𐑓𐑲𐑝, 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑟𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑕.”

𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑛:

“𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑿𐑥: 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 costumer,” 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼.”

“𐑢𐑱𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯—𐑩𐑯 𐑺𐑤𐑵𐑥. 𐑣𐑬 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑗𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑿 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑰𐑗, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑲 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑕𐑐𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼 𐑯𐑲𐑓: 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑵.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑳𐑕, 𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱, 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟; 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑳𐑕 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑓𐑤𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑰𐑝𐑯𐑦𐑙.

·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑.

“𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑑; 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦-𐑑𐑵 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑰𐑯. 𐑭, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯: 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑓. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑱 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑹𐑟 𐑞𐑧𐑯.”

𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼. 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 jeweled 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯. 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑸𐑝𐑛 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑤𐑱𐑛; 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 ... 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑑!

𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑡.

“𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐 𐑦𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑧𐑛𐑯𐑩,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑿, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑿 𐑹 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿.” 𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯.

𐑞 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯. “𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑲?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑.

“𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟,” 𐑲 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛, “𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑻𐑝𐑦𐑙,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑛. “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑦 𐑓 𐑣𐑻𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱.”

“𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑿, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑦,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑. 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑺; 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑛. 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑲 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑱 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑥𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓.

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑣𐑻𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑬,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑿 𐑸 𐑣𐑻𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑶𐑕.”

“𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑲𐑑,” 𐑲 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

𐑞 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑜𐑱 𐑢𐑳𐑯. 𐑲 𐑕𐑼𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑛 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑖𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑔𐑮𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑤𐑛.

“𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑥𐑰.”

𐑲 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻.

𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑜𐑱 pretenses, 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑾𐑯 𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑧𐑤𐑴 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 witcheries. 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑲 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟—𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑓.

𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑒 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟. 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑽𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑛𐑿 𐑤𐑱 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟. 𐑩 𐑚𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑐𐑩𐑑𐑿𐑯𐑾𐑟 𐑯𐑽 𐑥𐑰 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑣𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑷 𐑬𐑑.

𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑿𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑹 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑹 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑚𐑧𐑑𐑼, 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑, 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑲 𐑢𐑹.

𐑣𐑬 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐. 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑰𐑒 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑟. 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦 𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑟 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯; 𐑲 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑜𐑻𐑤, 𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥-𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑣𐑫𐑛?

“𐑣𐑵 𐑸 𐑿?” 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴?” 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑞 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼. “𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯, ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑨𐑒?”

“·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓?” 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛. 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑛, 𐑓𐑸-𐑪𐑓 𐑚𐑱 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛!

𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑭𐑕𐑑. 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑪𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 witcheries 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑘𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑. 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑲 ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤 𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑲 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓? 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤.

“𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑕, ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑘𐑹 ·𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑩 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑬𐑼𐑟 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓. 𐑢𐑻 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰?”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔. 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑽 𐑥𐑰.

“𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑬?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛.

𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛: “𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑵𐑟 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑬.”

“𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑟, ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓.”

𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑. 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻—𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑯; 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑽𐑟. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴. 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑬𐑔; 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟.

𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛!

“𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑞𐑼, 𐑥𐑲 ·𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑳𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑲𐑛. “𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑓𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑?”

𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒—𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑! 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑟. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑡𐑵𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑕𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛.

𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑩, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑺, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 witched 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑼𐑟—𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯—𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼!

𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑟; 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑲 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑳𐑙 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑟𐑛. 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑱, 𐑓 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑳𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑦𐑙:

“𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑, ·𐑓𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤; 𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑! 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑕𐑴. 𐑯𐑬, 𐑞𐑴 𐑿 𐑜𐑴, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑴 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯. 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯!”

𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔. 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑯. 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕, 𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑽𐑯𐑩𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑱 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑤!

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑕𐑼 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑, 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑛𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼. 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑑 𐑥𐑰, 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟!

𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑦𐑙:

“𐑢𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑿 𐑜𐑴—𐑧𐑝𐑼? 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰. ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑴—”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑕, 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑻𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑩, 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑱𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑤𐑲𐑑. 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑱 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥, 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑑-𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛. 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑛𐑨𐑜𐑼 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑. 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑰𐑑.

𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑚𐑹 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑕. 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑥𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑛𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑖𐑮𐑰𐑒𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑭𐑔. 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 ·𐑮𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑲𐑓,” 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟.

𐑯 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑞 𐑡𐑳𐑡𐑩𐑟, 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴, 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑛𐑧𐑔.

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𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟

𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑱𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑯 𐑿𐑔𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑙.

“𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑛𐑱—·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑢𐑺𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑹.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑳𐑐 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑜𐑹𐑕 𐑯 𐑓𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑩 𐑮𐑵𐑛 𐑓𐑤𐑵𐑑 𐑝 𐑷𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑗 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑳𐑐 𐑓 𐑞 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟:

𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑟, 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑟 𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑼, 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑼 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑰. 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑬𐑟𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯—𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛? 𐑹, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰, 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑩 𐑛𐑽 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑓 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑛 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑛?

𐑞 suantre 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟-𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟—𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑟—𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 Leanan 𐑖𐑰, 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 raths 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑽𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑦.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟, 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙, 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 tellings 𐑹 𐑞 singings 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑕. 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑕𐑰-𐑮𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑔𐑻𐑑𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 agone 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼-𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟. 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 ·𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑝𐑩 𐑝 𐑞 rath 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 ·Mish 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑸-𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑲𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑛𐑽 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑻 gentled 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟—𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑵𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯 gentling 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑱𐑯 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱, 𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞 “𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 Fairie,” 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞 𐑡𐑲𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑛𐑽 𐑸 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑸 𐑜𐑪𐑯—𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯—𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑝𐑩.

𐑕𐑴 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛, ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑹 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙, 𐑥𐑻𐑡𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 ·𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑝𐑩 𐑞 𐑓𐑺, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟-𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑦𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·Mangan, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑛, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑿𐑕𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑢𐑴𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼:

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟: 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑, 𐑖𐑬𐑼𐑦 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲—𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝 ·Mish, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥!

𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑻 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼, 𐑐𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯.

𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑗 𐑝 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑤 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯-𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑽𐑼 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽𐑟 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝 𐑝 𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑼—𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑰𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑥, 𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑐𐑺𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 rath 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑽 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑳𐑐 𐑞𐑺 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑺 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯, 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑦𐑑.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑑.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓 𐑮𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑱𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑽𐑼 𐑰𐑗 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑻𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑳𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯𐑟 𐑯, 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑛𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑒𐑿𐑛 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑲 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑬 𐑩 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑕 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼-𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑦𐑯𐑹𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚𐑟. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑜𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑖𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑦 𐑑𐑳𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯—𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑨𐑚𐑟 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑲𐑐𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟, 𐑐𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑖𐑲𐑯 𐑹 𐑞 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑬𐑯𐑐𐑹.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑐, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟, 𐑹 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!

𐑓 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑖-𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕, 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑕𐑴 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 ancientness 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯—𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑲𐑛𐑾𐑤𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦 𐑝 𐑩 Connemara 𐑣𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒.

𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑. 𐑞 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑓𐑽. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑡𐑶, 𐑓, 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑜𐑸𐑚 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑽 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑩𐑯-𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑽𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑛𐑹𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑿 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑦 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝.”

·𐑣𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑾𐑯.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 ·𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑝𐑩 𐑹 ·𐑥𐑱𐑝 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑿—𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑿.”

“·𐑥𐑱𐑝—·𐑥𐑱𐑝?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑼. “𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 Mab 𐑿 𐑥𐑰𐑯—𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑺-𐑣𐑺𐑛 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤. 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑜𐑧𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑿, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑧𐑕 𐑦𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑚𐑫𐑒,” 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑼, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑴𐑟.”

“𐑮𐑴𐑟! 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟? 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯?” 𐑯 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑝 𐑷. “𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑯𐑬 𐑿 𐑸 ·𐑥𐑱𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑱𐑥!”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦. “𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑿? 𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥? 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟! 𐑨𐑥 𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑸𐑒? 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑—𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑢𐑻 𐑴𐑝𐑼.”

·𐑣𐑿 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑾𐑤 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼.

“𐑭, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑿 𐑸,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑣𐑬 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑽𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑾𐑤 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖? 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑕𐑐𐑱𐑯, 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 ·Mangan 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 ‘·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯,’ 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑚𐑶𐑟, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑟𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑. 𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙, 𐑯—𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥!—𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑸-𐑩𐑢𐑱 rath?”

“𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑥𐑰—𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙? ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑿 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑷 𐑹 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝? 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙? 𐑲 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 ·𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑦, 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓.”

𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑰𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑖𐑩𐑟.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑯!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑲𐑛 𐑷𐑒𐑢𐑼𐑛𐑤𐑦. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐—𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑨𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑷𐑖𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯-𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ‘·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯’? 𐑯𐑴, 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟-𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑛𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑻𐑑𐑦 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑲 𐑦𐑯 𐑿𐑔 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 Raths 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑢𐑽 𐑚𐑶,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑬𐑑𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑦.

“𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒-ringleted 𐑣𐑧𐑛. 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑚𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑿 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔.

“𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑲𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑞 Englishing ·Mangan 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑦𐑑; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑺 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑛; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛-𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑥𐑨𐑖𐑑 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑑 ‘𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟.’”

𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑕𐑯𐑳𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑝𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑬𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, ·𐑣𐑿 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛, 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑤𐑸𐑒, 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙—

𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 unboyish 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑲 ‘𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑓’?”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑟. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕?”

“𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑼, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 ‘𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟,’ 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑲𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑜𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑕 𐑑𐑵 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑲𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·Padrig 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟. 𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒. ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛, 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑽𐑛𐑮𐑩, 𐑯 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 (𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓)—𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑸𐑗 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 Coulin, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓—𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑸, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤. 𐑲𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒, 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛? 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑻𐑕 𐑯𐑿 ·𐑜𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑲𐑛. 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑯.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑣𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑒𐑰𐑐 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑤𐑩𐑛𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑.

“𐑿 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑, 𐑿 𐑛𐑵!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛.

“𐑯𐑴—𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑞𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦-𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑦𐑟—

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑! 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑—𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑦𐑑:

𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑐𐑫𐑼 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯. 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑱𐑝 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑑? 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑒𐑱𐑝, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑕𐑭𐑢𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑽 𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 suantre 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕, 𐑓 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑽. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 slumbersongs. 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑥𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟—𐑣𐑽.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤, 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑒𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑴𐑒𐑕 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑺 𐑓 𐑤𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦.

“𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑚𐑶!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. “𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑯𐑿 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿; 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑑—𐑣𐑽—𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑! 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑲—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑓 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑦𐑙! 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑿 𐑯𐑴; 𐑘𐑧𐑑, 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑰 𐑢𐑻 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖, 𐑑𐑵.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑽𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦.

“𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑿 𐑸, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑺𐑦 rath 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑰? 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ‘fairie’ 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑯𐑱𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑯 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑯 𐑸, 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑙. (𐑥𐑱 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑!) ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑧𐑟 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑿: 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒.”

“𐑿 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑶,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑, 𐑕𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑, 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰—𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟—𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑬 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒? 𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑸 𐑬𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼, 𐑥𐑱𐑚𐑰—𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑚𐑲 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑-𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒?”

“𐑸 𐑿 𐑩 𐑢𐑦𐑟𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑐 𐑝 𐑩 𐑚𐑶 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥—𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯. 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑥𐑱𐑝 𐑯 ·𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑝𐑩 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿! 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑿 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑; “𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟, 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑱 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑩 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑮𐑲 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑚𐑴 𐑖𐑦𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 sunrays 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑜𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥. 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑪𐑐𐑕 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑖𐑹𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯: 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑡𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒, 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴.

𐑖𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑼𐑴𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑥𐑻𐑡; 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑥𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑸𐑚 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑥𐑕𐑐𐑳𐑯, 𐑢𐑧𐑞𐑼-𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑢𐑹𐑯. 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑩 𐑖𐑦𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑨𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑓𐑸 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑻𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑩𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑗𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑖𐑱𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑥, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛, 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 ·𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑦, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬—

“𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯, 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑, 𐑮𐑳𐑖𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑥𐑰, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑿 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑿 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑬𐑼 𐑑𐑷𐑒. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑, 𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑲 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑩 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑼.”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑: 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑥𐑱 𐑞𐑱 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑰 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑!”

“𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛—“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑵 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰?”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑻. “𐑲 𐑒𐑺 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑳𐑖 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑿. 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟, 𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑟, 𐑞𐑱 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑸 𐑿 𐑑 𐑥𐑰!”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑑 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 shieling 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑺. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛.”

“·𐑕𐑰𐑛?” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥; “𐑖𐑰, 𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑱𐑥! 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤!”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑯𐑿 𐑿 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑛. “𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑸 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑴, 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑯𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑝 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑡𐑶𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼?”

“𐑯𐑴—𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑪𐑟 Moruadh (𐑕𐑰-𐑥𐑱𐑛), 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑥, 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥, Maurya. 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑻 𐑓 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛𐑟—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 ·Padrig 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑐𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑕𐑤𐑱𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑜𐑷𐑤.”

“𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰?”

“·𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑸 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛—𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑱, ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑕𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑪𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛.

“𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑘𐑧𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛. “𐑕𐑴 𐑿 𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟?”

“𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑵 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑑 𐑞 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑹𐑯; 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑞𐑴 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑛𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑸 𐑚𐑹𐑯 𐑓 𐑐𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑵𐑓𐑕—𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑬𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑒𐑕—𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑫𐑑. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑣𐑬𐑕 𐑥𐑰, 𐑹 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑰𐑛 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑗𐑶𐑕; 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵.”

“𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑚𐑰 𐑞𐑧𐑯: herder 𐑝 𐑖𐑰𐑐?”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.”

“𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟’ rath?”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟’ rath.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑓 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑓. 𐑦𐑓—𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑿 𐑩 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕—𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑔𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑸𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑪𐑜. 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑰.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑼, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑲𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑: 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑥𐑰, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑕.

“𐑢𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑼 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 coulin—𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑? 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑢𐑱 𐑓 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑣𐑺, 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑤𐑷𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑓 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑥 𐑹 𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑙 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑲𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑺.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑶 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑵𐑝 𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛—𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤—𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑.

“𐑣𐑬 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑡𐑶 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑥𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑽𐑼, 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙, “𐑮𐑴𐑟! 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩! 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑦!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑. “𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑰, ·𐑣𐑿 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒. 𐑓𐑺 𐑿 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑚𐑶, 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑻𐑔 𐑢𐑷𐑤; 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑐𐑶𐑟𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑸𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛.

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑕, 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑼 𐑝 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕.

“𐑮𐑴𐑟! 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑕𐑱𐑓, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜𐑟 𐑓 𐑿!”

“𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦, “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 rath 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑬𐑯,” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑾𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟—“𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑒 𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑.”

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯, 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 𐑖𐑴 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙, 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙, 𐑩𐑛𐑹𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦.

𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑒𐑷𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑-𐑒𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛. 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑩 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑛𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 whins 𐑯 𐑮𐑪𐑒𐑦 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑗𐑼—𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙; 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑓 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑛𐑱.

𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑩𐑑-𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑤 𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 𐑓𐑿 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑚𐑰𐑑𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛—𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑖 𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑐𐑻𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲. 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 upflung 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑓𐑺𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯 𐑞𐑴 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑱𐑑 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑪𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼, 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑤𐑴𐑓 𐑚𐑱𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔 𐑳𐑝𐑩𐑯, 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒, 𐑯 𐑚𐑶𐑤𐑛 𐑐𐑩𐑑𐑱𐑑𐑴𐑟, 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑-𐑣𐑺𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑐𐑳𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼.

“𐑿 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑛 𐑞 𐑿𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑓𐑸 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 rath 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑸𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 ‘𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑’ 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑗𐑼 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡—𐑯 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 boolie 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑥𐑬𐑔, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑲𐑟, 𐑐𐑳𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑯 𐑗𐑳𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛.

“𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑿, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑻𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑕 𐑩 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑜 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦 rath 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑤? 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑖𐑸𐑐𐑼 𐑲𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑿𐑔 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑿, 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦. “𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑸 𐑕𐑱𐑓 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.”

·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑯 𐑑 𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑪𐑓 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑕𐑱𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙! 𐑓𐑽 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛.”

“𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑽𐑟, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 asthore. 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗𐑼.”

𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛. “𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑸 𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑱𐑡,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦, 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑛𐑱𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑸, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕,” 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿, “𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑱𐑡 𐑪𐑯 𐑿—𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰.”

𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑰𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑟, 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑤𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑩 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑚 𐑿 𐑸 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑑𐑳𐑙, ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑤𐑨𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑩𐑛𐑥𐑪𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. “𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑛𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑥𐑲 𐑧𐑤𐑛𐑼𐑟, 𐑯𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑱𐑡. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑹 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑿 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑦𐑙, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑿—𐑯 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯!”

“𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑓 𐑿,” 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑 ·𐑣𐑿, “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑—·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑥.”

·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑴𐑑-amore, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙.

“𐑤𐑳𐑒𐑦 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑓 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑳𐑐 𐑓 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤.”

“𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑿?” 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦. “𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑼𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑺, ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛, 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑓 𐑜𐑱 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑯 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑤𐑹𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑑𐑲𐑥,” 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑿 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑳𐑙; 𐑛𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑕 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑦𐑥 Doherty 𐑕𐑷 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑱𐑤, 𐑥𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑. 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑱 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑕 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑖𐑺 𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑡. 𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦! 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑, 𐑯 ·𐑑𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑵 𐑖𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑓 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑐𐑴𐑯𐑦 𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜 boreen 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑗. 𐑯𐑴, 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑖𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑟 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑.”

“𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑓 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑯𐑴 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 ·𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦.”

“·𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛,” 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, “𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑢𐑧𐑤—·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑟! 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑿𐑑𐑦 𐑓 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑰𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑗 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟. 𐑖𐑰𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐 𐑘𐑧𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛! 𐑛𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑺 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑜𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑴𐑤! 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑫𐑒𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑯𐑴 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕, 𐑣𐑵𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰.”

·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 creepie 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 hearthstone 𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑚𐑦𐑟𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑐𐑼.

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑛𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑕𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑰𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑩𐑟. “𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯-𐑡𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑪𐑜 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑲, 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿 𐑝 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑻.”

“𐑭, 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑿, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦! 𐑞𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑦𐑑—𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑯 𐑬𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙. 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑳𐑜 𐑝 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑒, 𐑜𐑻𐑤! 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑦, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑺 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑑! 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑓 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑔𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯.”

“𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛!” 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓. “𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱! ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼 𐑯 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑤. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑬𐑟𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑓 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑼. ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑰 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑰𐑛 𐑑 𐑦𐑑.

“𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑯𐑴 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 ·𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑺, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑤𐑦. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑕𐑷 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙. 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑲 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥? 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑽, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰, 𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 𐑨𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑴, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑚𐑧𐑜𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦. “𐑕𐑱 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑛! 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟’ rath, 𐑯 𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑸𐑐𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑓 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑹 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑹 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕, 𐑑 𐑩 rath 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 ·𐑥𐑦𐑛𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑼 𐑰𐑝, 𐑹 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯. 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑓—𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑑 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑦𐑙!—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯.”

𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯, 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑟 𐑗𐑺, 𐑓𐑮𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑯 𐑡𐑶 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑥𐑪𐑒 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑰-𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑯𐑩 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑝𐑼 𐑩-𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤. “𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑿! 𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑵𐑓—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑿; 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑—𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑒𐑕 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑥𐑨𐑖, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑼𐑦 𐑝 𐑘𐑹𐑟!”

𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦 𐑲𐑟 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦 𐑯 𐑕𐑴𐑛𐑩 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑰-𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑿 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯—𐑦𐑓—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯—?”

“𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑕 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑪𐑯—𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑴—𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯! 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤 𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑓 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑿.”

“𐑚𐑳𐑑, 𐑳𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤,” 𐑞 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑺 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻; “·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—”

“𐑷𐑤 𐑐𐑫𐑼𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑗𐑻𐑗 𐑥𐑲𐑕; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩 𐑹 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑞𐑱 𐑸, 𐑑𐑵!”

“𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑸𐑥 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑨𐑛. 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑷𐑐𐑼𐑟; 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑒—𐑛𐑵 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙—”

𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑭𐑓 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑛𐑰𐑤 𐑝 𐑕𐑒𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑, 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻.

“𐑛𐑵 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙! 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑛𐑵. 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟. ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑝 𐑩 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥. 𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑓; 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑩 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑿 𐑩 𐑓𐑵𐑤 𐑑 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑢𐑻𐑒—𐑯 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑸𐑒𐑕 𐑜𐑮𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥! 𐑢𐑲, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑬𐑼 𐑓 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑧𐑕 ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑿—𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑝 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑐𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑑𐑦-𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑻𐑛 𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑗𐑺 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛; 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙.

“𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑯𐑬! 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑. ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 𐑩𐑛𐑹𐑟 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑪𐑒𐑼𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑽𐑾𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑑𐑵 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑. 𐑢𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑿 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑷 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑦𐑙𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑟 𐑿 𐑞 𐑒𐑰 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑗𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕?”

“𐑲 𐑒𐑺 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑗𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕—𐑞𐑴 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑.

“𐑢𐑧𐑤, 𐑞𐑨𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙! 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑿 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑿 𐑜𐑴 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤. 𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑩𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑴. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑯. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑶𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑝𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤-𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯. 𐑐𐑪𐑝𐑼𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼 𐑿 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑯𐑛!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑐𐑬𐑼 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑿𐑗𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑐𐑬𐑼𐑛 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑛.”

𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑻𐑤𐑦 ·𐑱𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑤 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 boreen 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑔𐑕—𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑫𐑒 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑳𐑛𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦 𐑔𐑹𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑲𐑝𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑴𐑑 𐑝 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑼 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯.

·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑒𐑨𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑹, 𐑓𐑤𐑵 𐑣𐑳𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑒𐑴𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑖𐑦𐑙 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑛𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑳𐑞𐑼.

“𐑜𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑯𐑬—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓! 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑕𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑑𐑲𐑛𐑦. ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻! 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑣𐑻!”

·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼, 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑼, 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑿 𐑸 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕? 𐑸 𐑿 𐑯𐑪𐑑?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛, 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼, “𐑞𐑴 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑴𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑲𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑪𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑦.”

“𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞—

“𐑭 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑿𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑝𐑻𐑕, 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑛. “𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑬 𐑹 𐑩 𐑖𐑰𐑐! 𐑢𐑲, 𐑲 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑜-𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑓𐑫𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹—𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑹 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑕—𐑲𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟—𐑯 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑳𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛, 𐑕𐑴 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑲 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑵 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑞 ‘𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛.’”

·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑰𐑜𐑼 𐑯 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑘𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦.

“𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑱𐑯?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑. “𐑛𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑰𐑗 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑟?—𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛, 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑯 𐑡𐑶𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑓𐑴𐑒. 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻—𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯, 𐑓 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱?”

𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑥, 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯-𐑓𐑤𐑹𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑥𐑴𐑒. 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑰𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑺𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 appall 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑨𐑟 𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛. “𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯. “𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑱𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑤𐑨𐑛, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑗 𐑤𐑳𐑒 𐑝 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑺, 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑩 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼—𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑—𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑! 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑿𐑑𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑱, 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑻𐑝 𐑓 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑼 𐑯 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑑, 𐑕𐑴 𐑗𐑰𐑐𐑤𐑦 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯-𐑛𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑦 𐑓𐑸𐑥 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑓𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑. 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑲𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑓 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑛—𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑖𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑬-𐑐𐑭𐑔—𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑦𐑜𐑼 𐑝 𐑐𐑰𐑑—𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑦𐑖𐑼𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑖𐑹. 𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥.”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑖,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦.”

“𐑲, 𐑯 𐑣𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤,” 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑿𐑼 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥; 𐑞 𐑕𐑸𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑚𐑘𐑩𐑤𐑼𐑦 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑨𐑞𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦, 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑸 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑝 Keating 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑛 𐑓 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖. 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔.”

“𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑒𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑚 𐑓 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑑𐑰, “𐑢𐑲 𐑚𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑒 𐑝 𐑒𐑶𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑪𐑓 𐑓 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑼-𐑚𐑲?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 stoneflagging 𐑢𐑺 𐑩 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑡 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑝𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑯𐑰𐑔.

“𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑚𐑰, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑑𐑪𐑤𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦, “𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑—‘𐑑 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑹 ·𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑷𐑑’ 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑱𐑛𐑼. 𐑞 𐑛𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯.”

“𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. “𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤 𐑑 𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑐 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦𐑟. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑯𐑬, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑕.”

“𐑲! 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑝 𐑦𐑑,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥? 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑬”—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑨𐑒𐑦𐑡 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑿𐑥 𐑑 𐑩 𐑑𐑱𐑤, 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛. “𐑞𐑺 𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑤𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑑, 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯: 𐑯𐑪𐑑 ·𐑛𐑽𐑛𐑮𐑩 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼—𐑯𐑪𐑑 Nuala 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤, 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑤 𐑓 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕’ 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑟 equaled 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑤𐑷𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼, 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑺𐑛 ·𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑕𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑷𐑟 𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑱𐑛!”

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑵 𐑑𐑱𐑤, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤,” 𐑩𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑭𐑔, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑗, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑽?”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑰𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑞 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑾𐑯𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑷𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑒𐑵𐑤𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻 𐑝 𐑡𐑱𐑤𐑟, 𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑟. 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑛 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑿𐑔. 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟—𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑱𐑑𐑮𐑾𐑑𐑕—𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑯𐑬 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛. 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑!—𐑲—𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑲𐑓!”

“𐑯 𐑿 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦, 𐑑𐑵!” 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑥𐑱𐑟. “𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑖𐑫𐑼 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑹𐑚𐑺𐑟 𐑢𐑻, 𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑯𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑡. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑚𐑨𐑒, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑽, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑐𐑦𐑜𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑳𐑕 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼, 𐑑 𐑕𐑱 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑯𐑧𐑕𐑑-𐑧𐑜 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰! 𐑯𐑴, 𐑥𐑲 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦, 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑝 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟, 𐑓 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑽, 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑚𐑼, 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤; 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩 𐑜𐑫𐑛 𐑘𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑲 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑑𐑲𐑥 slaughterings?”

“𐑑 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲 𐑬𐑼 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑕𐑑 𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑻𐑛—𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥! 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑿 𐑝𐑨𐑤𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑, 𐑛𐑰𐑐 𐑝𐑶𐑕, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑱 𐑻𐑤𐑦,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑦𐑑.”

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑴𐑤𐑦, “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑲 𐑴 𐑥𐑳𐑗 𐑑 𐑦𐑑; 𐑲 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑐𐑹𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑹𐑑 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰! 𐑲 𐑚𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑪𐑐𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟. 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦, 𐑬𐑼 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕, 𐑓𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛, 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯 𐑳𐑕 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥!”

“𐑩 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑓 𐑳𐑕, 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑𐑦𐑡𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦. 𐑞𐑺𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑒𐑰𐑐𐑼𐑟 𐑯 mayhaps 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟. 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛—𐑹—𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

“𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑣𐑽 𐑯𐑬, 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑰 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑐, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛?” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑰𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑪𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑑𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦—𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑹𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑐 𐑝 𐑑𐑰 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑜𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑐. “𐑯𐑬 𐑢𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑛𐑱 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑕𐑴?”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕; 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑴. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑤𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑯 𐑪𐑛 𐑕𐑱𐑦𐑙𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯—𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑗𐑸𐑥 𐑯 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴.”

“𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 na ·Hulihan?” 𐑝𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑣𐑰 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑹 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦.”

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟—“𐑯𐑴—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑙. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑥𐑐. 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑩𐑥𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑐𐑼, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑻𐑯. 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑞𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯.”

“𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑦𐑑?” 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑳𐑐 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕, 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗?”

“𐑣𐑬 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑑𐑵 𐑥𐑳𐑗? 𐑿 𐑣𐑵 𐑑𐑷𐑑 𐑩 𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖 𐑝 𐑐𐑤𐑧𐑠𐑼 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑔𐑨𐑗 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑺. 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑰 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑟:

𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑓 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑑𐑸!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯𐑪𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦, “𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛—𐑯 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑝 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑! 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑓—𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰! 𐑯𐑬, ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦, 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑿𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑓 ·𐑣𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 𐑑 𐑳𐑕—𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛—𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑮𐑬𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑷𐑖𐑩𐑕 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑶𐑟 𐑸 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑩 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑲𐑤 𐑓 𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑕𐑱—𐑯 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑿 𐑸 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑑𐑵!”

𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑒𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑤𐑦, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑒𐑺𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑿—𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑧𐑯𐑝𐑦 𐑿 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑺. 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐.”

“𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑯𐑴—𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑔 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦, 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑦𐑯𐑳𐑓 𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑺. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑟 𐑑 𐑩 𐑓𐑳𐑯𐑛 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟!”

“𐑲 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑞𐑨𐑑—𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑮𐑲𐑟𐑦𐑙. “𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑦 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑥𐑱𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑼 𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑐𐑼𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑲𐑞𐑼?”

“𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑓 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯, 𐑹 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 na ·Hulihan,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, “𐑯 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑣𐑸𐑑.”

𐑞𐑺 𐑝𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑹𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒𐑦 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑷𐑤𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑤.

𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑐𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯, 𐑯 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑲𐑤.

“𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑣𐑳𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑪𐑡 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑝𐑼 𐑹 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑 𐑭𐑕𐑒.”

𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑞𐑺!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑷𐑤 𐑩-𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑑𐑼, “𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑑𐑵, 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑, 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑒𐑕 𐑝 𐑳𐑕—𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑟! ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑛𐑽, 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑛𐑱?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑯 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑬𐑑𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑲𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛-𐑯-𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑸𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕.

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑗𐑵 𐑞𐑺, 𐑓 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑯 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑤𐑨𐑑, 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑬𐑑𐑤𐑲𐑯𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲—𐑞𐑩𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑝𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑐𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑𐑦𐑡. 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑭𐑓 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛, 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑰𐑜𐑼 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑞𐑺—𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑬 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯, 𐑤𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛.

“𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑦 𐑚𐑰!” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦. “𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤?”

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑿!

“𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑛. “𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑴 𐑞 𐑢𐑱 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑲𐑟 𐑸 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑳𐑕!”

𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑳𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑪𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑟-𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑜𐑪𐑯; 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛.

“𐑴 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑣𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑛𐑱!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 appraisement.

“𐑴 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑻. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑹 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑑—𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑑 𐑻𐑯 𐑦𐑑!”

𐑣𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑭𐑓-𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑒𐑹𐑑𐑽 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑩 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑜𐑱 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑖𐑦𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕. 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑯𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑖𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑼. 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 satiny 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑯.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑳𐑗 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑜. “𐑭! 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑞𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

“𐑩 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑿, ·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑿 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑐𐑲𐑐 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑶-𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛!”

“𐑓 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛. “𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦𐑟’ rath, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑒𐑳𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑲𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯. 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑿; 𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑿 𐑝 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑟. 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑴𐑐𐑕 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕, 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑, 𐑦𐑓 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑚𐑰, 𐑞𐑺 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑓 𐑰𐑒𐑢𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑐𐑫𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛, 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑼𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑞𐑺 𐑴𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑟, 𐑯 𐑥𐑸𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑩𐑥𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑸𐑡𐑼 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑤𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑞𐑺—𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙.

𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑝 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑟, 𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑴𐑥 𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑵 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑻 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑.

“𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑓𐑧𐑕𐑑. “𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑐𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥, 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑲𐑥! 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑹𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑲. 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑹𐑒 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑱.”

“𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑩𐑛𐑩, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑪𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑯𐑬. 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑦𐑕𐑒𐑱𐑐 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑥𐑲 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑞𐑟 𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙—𐑢𐑧𐑤—𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰. 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑑 𐑛𐑵.”

𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑢𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑿 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑚𐑲,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑯 𐑯𐑬, 𐑓 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑢𐑻𐑒, 𐑿 𐑸 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑽! 𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑥𐑰 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒. 𐑲 𐑓𐑽—𐑲 𐑓𐑽 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑴 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑿 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞, 𐑲 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑤𐑦! 𐑯—𐑿 𐑥𐑱𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑐𐑩𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑹𐑛 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤—”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦, “𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑡𐑩𐑛𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑨𐑟 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛.”

“𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑧𐑟𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑛?”

“𐑲 𐑷𐑑 𐑑,” 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑑𐑢𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑹𐑛 𐑖𐑦𐑐, 𐑯 𐑑𐑰𐑗 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑩𐑖𐑹, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑩 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴—𐑕𐑴—𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑱 𐑯 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑺 𐑞𐑺 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡, 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑻𐑔 𐑞 𐑚𐑺𐑦𐑙!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟—𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑡. 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑴—𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑿 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑗𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑴𐑯? 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛 𐑝 𐑡𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑡𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼. 𐑲—𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑕 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑦𐑑. 𐑲—𐑨𐑥 𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑒𐑤𐑱𐑥 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑟𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯—𐑞𐑴 𐑓𐑸 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛.”

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑴 𐑓𐑸!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑿 𐑥𐑱 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑜𐑯𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑿 𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑷𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑦𐑥 ‘𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑬𐑼 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑼.’”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑡𐑩𐑯.

“𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝 𐑥𐑲 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑒𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿. 𐑲 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑳𐑐 𐑑 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑; 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑨𐑥, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑝 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟!”

“𐑲 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑑 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑. 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑿𐑕 𐑑 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑝 𐑮𐑾𐑤 𐑿𐑕—𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑳𐑐 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑑 𐑥𐑰. 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑜𐑴 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑞𐑺!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥. 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑝 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑛𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑛 𐑞𐑺 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑲𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑹 𐑮𐑾𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑟 𐑝 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱—𐑞 𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛! 𐑲 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑕𐑰 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯, ·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛; “𐑢𐑺𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑞𐑱 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑑𐑲𐑥. 𐑿 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯—𐑛𐑽 𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑐, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛! 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑛𐑵 𐑒𐑳𐑥—𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑣𐑲𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤—𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑞𐑱 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑰𐑗 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑗 𐑣𐑻 𐑮𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑢𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑳𐑐 𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑹𐑛 𐑞 𐑓𐑸 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑑 𐑞 𐑒𐑪𐑑𐑦𐑡.

“𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑬?” 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑓𐑸, “𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑩 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑖𐑱𐑒 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑲𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟! 𐑖𐑫𐑼, 𐑞 𐑒𐑢𐑪𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑓𐑴𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑳𐑟𐑩𐑤 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑢𐑱 𐑿 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑳𐑕!”

𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑬𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑩𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑴𐑒 𐑨𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑿 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑡𐑶 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 odors 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑳𐑛𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑕 𐑝 𐑻𐑔 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯.

𐑩 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑗𐑽𐑦 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛, 𐑥𐑹 𐑓 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑢𐑹𐑥𐑔. 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑑𐑷𐑒 𐑞𐑺 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑞 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑬𐑼 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑴𐑤𐑛 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑴𐑥.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤, 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑮𐑦 𐑝𐑶𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑽𐑟, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑚𐑮𐑼𐑦 𐑛𐑹.

·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦, 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑗, 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛, 𐑩 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑑 ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑑𐑽 𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑚𐑲 𐑤𐑰𐑓 𐑩 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑑𐑪𐑕 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟.

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑵𐑓,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑺𐑛, “𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑤𐑪𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼𐑟!”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼𐑟!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑪𐑑𐑤𐑦. “𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑲𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑼-𐑢𐑲𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑖𐑩𐑯! 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑯 𐑒𐑰 𐑪𐑯 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑚𐑲 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑫𐑒𐑕? 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑐 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑘𐑹 𐑛𐑨𐑥𐑛 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑 𐑣𐑪𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑳𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑥𐑬𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑯!”

“·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻 𐑸𐑥𐑟 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑸𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛, 𐑣𐑵 𐑒𐑭𐑥𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑯𐑿𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑭𐑕𐑒 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛 𐑝 𐑓𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑿𐑥 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑤𐑱𐑥𐑟.

“𐑮𐑴𐑟, 𐑮𐑴𐑟! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛! 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑑𐑩𐑤,” 𐑥𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦, 𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑲𐑟𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑸𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑑𐑹 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑯𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑿𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛.

“𐑞𐑱 𐑸 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓, 𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛! 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑓𐑲𐑼 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑿—𐑹 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛—𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑻𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑦𐑮𐑦𐑑 𐑬𐑑, ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛.

𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑹 𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑪𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑨𐑒𐑑. ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑕𐑯𐑽𐑦𐑙, 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑕.

“·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑚𐑪𐑥𐑚𐑨𐑕𐑑!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑸𐑒𐑑. “𐑕𐑴 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑲𐑓 𐑦𐑟 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑩 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑼 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑯𐑛𐑟! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑲 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑯𐑴𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦. 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑝𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑓 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯?”

“𐑬𐑼 𐑚𐑤𐑳𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑𐑼𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦, “𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑰 𐑐𐑻𐑥𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑑. ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑. 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑿𐑕𐑦𐑡. 𐑩 𐑔𐑨𐑗𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑑𐑦𐑡 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑦𐑝 𐑳𐑕 𐑥𐑹 𐑝 𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓-𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑.”

“𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑻𐑛!” 𐑕𐑩𐑡𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛. “𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑲 𐑢𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑬 𐑿 𐑑 𐑜𐑴, 𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤. 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑥𐑳𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑩𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑩 𐑐𐑼𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑕 𐑕𐑹𐑑. 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑗𐑵𐑟 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑘𐑹 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑼𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑓 𐑣𐑨𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑽. 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑱 𐑬𐑑.”

“𐑤𐑰𐑜𐑩𐑤𐑦, 𐑲 𐑕𐑩𐑐𐑴𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑. 𐑮𐑴𐑟,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑. “𐑲 𐑛𐑴𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑯𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑓 𐑿. 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑.”

𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑙𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑗𐑺—𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑐𐑱𐑤 𐑯 𐑖𐑱𐑒𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦. 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑸𐑥 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟.

“𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑪𐑓𐑼𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑱.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑸𐑔 𐑯 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑕 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑱, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑧𐑥𐑦𐑖, 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑, 𐑓 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑱𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑝𐑟 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑒𐑻𐑤 𐑝 𐑨𐑖. ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑜𐑸𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 somberly. 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑴 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑮𐑱𐑡, 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑸, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑒, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑑.

𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑡𐑳𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑓𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑮𐑱𐑡 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑯𐑰𐑟 𐑯 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯, 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑡𐑼 𐑚𐑶!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑸 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑲𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑮𐑾𐑤 𐑚𐑫𐑒 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑽,” 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑. “𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑸𐑑, 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑑𐑰𐑗 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑑 𐑿 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

𐑩 𐑓𐑹𐑑𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑤𐑱𐑑𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑧𐑤 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑤𐑵𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑝 𐑑𐑧𐑮𐑼 𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑛. 𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑽 𐑛𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞 𐑩𐑓𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑡𐑱𐑤-𐑘𐑸𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑩 𐑖𐑳𐑛𐑼 𐑼𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛. ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 sharer 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑪𐑚𐑤𐑩𐑒𐑢𐑦, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑲𐑓, 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑔, 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯. 𐑖𐑰 𐑖𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑, 𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑿𐑟𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑞𐑺, 𐑖𐑪𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑯 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑟. 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑼𐑧𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑓𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑨𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑓 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑯 𐑬𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑨𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑚𐑫𐑤𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑛𐑧𐑔-𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑻𐑯𐑴 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑯 𐑜𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦. 𐑕𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑤𐑾𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑰𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑼𐑦 𐑷𐑔𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑟 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑿𐑥𐑨𐑯𐑦𐑑𐑦. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑤𐑻𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥; 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑶 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑖𐑩𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑑 𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑳𐑟𐑚𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑓𐑼𐑥𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑳𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑕, 𐑼𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑕, 𐑯 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑒𐑘𐑼𐑩𐑑. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑯𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑑 𐑣𐑻! 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑻𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑖𐑮𐑬𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑞𐑱 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 “𐑚𐑫𐑗𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛” 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑽𐑦𐑙.

𐑞 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑱 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑤𐑱𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑻𐑝𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑩 𐑡𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑐𐑤𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑻.

“·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦, ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼. 𐑞 𐑓𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑩𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛.

“𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑬𐑑 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯. 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑰𐑟 𐑣𐑽 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼𐑟 𐑢𐑰𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑔𐑮𐑵. 𐑚𐑲 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑟 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑕.”

·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑓 “·𐑕𐑰𐑛,” 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑹 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑕, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑺 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑰𐑒 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑱𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑤, 𐑜𐑤𐑹𐑾𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑮𐑲𐑑, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑹𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑬𐑑 𐑐𐑨𐑗𐑩𐑟 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑯 𐑯𐑫𐑒. 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑭𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑶𐑤𐑟 𐑝 𐑓𐑻𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑡𐑦 𐑥𐑸𐑡.

𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕-𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑶 𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑻𐑕. 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑥𐑴𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼-𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑖𐑪𐑒 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑨𐑒𐑗𐑫𐑩𐑤 𐑖𐑪𐑒, 𐑹 𐑞 𐑯𐑱𐑗𐑼 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯!

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑪𐑚𐑦𐑙 𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑡𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑥𐑿𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯. 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑡𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑼𐑕𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯. 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑯𐑻𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑻 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑯𐑰𐑛. 𐑞 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑴 𐑕𐑵𐑯 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑥𐑼 𐑒𐑪𐑯𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑧𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑓 𐑒𐑢𐑦𐑒 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑵𐑐𐑼𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑯, 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑦𐑟𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯.

𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑚𐑻𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑺 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑺𐑼𐑟 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑭𐑕𐑑𐑼 𐑑 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤𐑟, 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑨𐑥𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤; 𐑣𐑻𐑛𐑟𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑯 𐑓𐑸𐑥𐑼𐑟 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑝 𐑢𐑧𐑤𐑒𐑩𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 boreens, 𐑹 𐑒𐑮𐑬𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑛.

·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑱𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑻, 𐑩 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑤 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑦𐑜𐑼 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑲𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑪𐑙𐑒𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 ·𐑛𐑪𐑯.

“𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑩 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑱 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤, 𐑓 𐑥𐑲 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑽, 𐑯 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴.”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑱𐑛𐑦 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. “𐑞 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑪𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑓 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑿 𐑣𐑵 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑳𐑯𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟—𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟.”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑛,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕, 𐑹 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕, 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑯 𐑡𐑶𐑯𐑛 𐑩 𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑽𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑥𐑳𐑯𐑔. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑝𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑓 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑦. ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑹𐑒 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑰𐑗𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑝, 𐑞𐑴 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑸 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑦𐑟 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙—𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙.”

𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑯𐑿, 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑫𐑒 𐑝 𐑒𐑪𐑥𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑣𐑧𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑𐑽𐑟 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 unfaded 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡𐑤𐑦 𐑿𐑔𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑲𐑟. 𐑣𐑰 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑝, 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑𐑳𐑗𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑨𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑.

“𐑭! ‘𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦!’ 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴𐑯, 𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑴𐑯!” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟, 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑱, 𐑖𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑼 𐑚𐑲 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑤𐑨𐑖𐑩𐑟, 𐑥𐑧𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑲𐑛. 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑴𐑯 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑺 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑷 𐑞𐑺.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑲 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑩 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐—𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑰 𐑩𐑢𐑱𐑒!”

“𐑲! 𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑬 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑦𐑓 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑒𐑫𐑛,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑜𐑤𐑧𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑞𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑓𐑽 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑖𐑱𐑐 𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑓𐑽. ‘𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥,’ 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑚𐑳𐑛𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙! 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑯𐑴𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑣𐑵 𐑢𐑻 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑺. 𐑲—𐑢𐑰 𐑷𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑔𐑷𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙.”

“·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼—“·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕!”

“𐑲,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛. “𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑓𐑽𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑸𐑑𐑕 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑚𐑸𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑿 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑯𐑴 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑨𐑥 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑛𐑱. 𐑦𐑓 𐑩 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥, ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑡 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑲𐑼 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑧𐑮𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑤𐑲 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒. 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑴.

𐑞𐑱 𐑑𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑤𐑪𐑙, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑷𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑺 𐑗𐑲𐑤𐑛𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑜𐑱𐑥 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑺𐑦 𐑒𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑯 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑵 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛.

“𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑧𐑤 𐑞 𐑛𐑱,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, “𐑓 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 hearthstone 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑑 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑥-𐑑𐑱𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑛 ·𐑣𐑿 𐑴𐑛𐑪𐑯𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑓 𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑜𐑮𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑑 𐑷𐑤 ·𐑲𐑼𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑛—𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑝 𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑗𐑼𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑼! 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑻𐑒𐑑 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑢𐑽𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑥! ·𐑥𐑪𐑤𐑦 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺 𐑓𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑦𐑑, 𐑓 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑓𐑺𐑦 rath—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑰𐑝 𐑝 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯! 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟.”

“𐑞𐑦𐑕?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥.

“𐑲, 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑧𐑤𐑕? 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑸 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑰𐑤𐑛𐑟 𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑿 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑢𐑰 𐑸 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑𐑦𐑙, 𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑼 𐑓 𐑳𐑕 𐑯 𐑜𐑦𐑝𐑟 𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑝𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥.”

“𐑯 𐑲 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑!” 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑡𐑩𐑤𐑩𐑕. “·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑥𐑲 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑓𐑫𐑤 𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥, 𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑘𐑽𐑟 𐑲 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑! 𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑕 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑟𐑛𐑱 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑕, 𐑯 𐑲 𐑕𐑰𐑥 𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑱𐑑𐑕 𐑹 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑝 𐑑𐑲𐑥. ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥:—𐑯 𐑲 𐑑 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑧𐑑! 𐑢𐑲, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑-𐑑𐑲𐑥, 𐑩 𐑛𐑱 𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑲𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑽 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑞𐑺—𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙.”

“𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑟𐑛𐑱,” 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕. “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕. 𐑞 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑𐑱𐑒 𐑦𐑑𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑕𐑴—𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑱 𐑯 𐑷𐑤 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼, 𐑯 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑛 𐑑 𐑿.”

“𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑱?” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑓𐑼𐑜𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴! 𐑞 𐑬𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑜𐑪𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑰𐑗 𐑥𐑰 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑲𐑼 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑱! 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑹𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑯𐑬 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹 𐑢𐑰 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑜𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑦𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑟. 𐑿 𐑸 𐑞 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑯𐑽 𐑥𐑰.”

“𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑮𐑵𐑓 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕.

“𐑯𐑲𐑞𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑲 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑿 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑑, 𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑲 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑛𐑵 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤.”

𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑲𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑛𐑳𐑕𐑒𐑦 𐑢𐑫𐑛, 𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑤𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑥𐑨𐑕 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑱 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑼𐑛 𐑣𐑽 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑒𐑲.

𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑱𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑗𐑱𐑥𐑚𐑼 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯—𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙!

𐑩 𐑤𐑨𐑛 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑓𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑛𐑴 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑱𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑨𐑗𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑓𐑕, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑷𐑟𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒𐑦𐑙.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛. “𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑-𐑑𐑲𐑥! 𐑭, 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟—𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑺𐑓𐑮𐑰 𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑓𐑹!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑴 𐑯 𐑞 witcheries 𐑝 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑑 𐑩 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙-𐑤𐑨𐑥𐑐, 𐑯 𐑐𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑩 𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑤 𐑚𐑫𐑒—𐑥𐑲𐑼𐑟’ 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑯𐑟𐑤𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑨𐑜𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑝 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑯 ·𐑒𐑫𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑽. 𐑞 𐑱𐑯𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝-𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑨𐑕𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑓 𐑣𐑻 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑝𐑻𐑕 𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛. 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑤𐑰𐑩𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑦𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑣𐑻—

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑑. 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑲𐑟 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑼, 𐑢𐑲𐑛𐑼; 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑧𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑤𐑻𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑢𐑱. 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯; 𐑯𐑴 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑹 𐑧𐑒𐑴𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑟—𐑘𐑧𐑑 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛—𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝—𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑞 𐑝𐑲𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟 𐑝 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟!

𐑞𐑱 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑, 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑑𐑺𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟:

𐑖𐑰 𐑼𐑴𐑟, 𐑑𐑫𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑩 𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑑 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙-𐑣𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑝 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑲𐑑.

“𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑲 𐑛𐑺,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑑 𐑬𐑑 𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑱𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑵𐑯𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑯𐑲𐑑!

𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑, 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯, 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑴𐑛. 𐑯 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑣𐑲 𐑥𐑫𐑼 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑯𐑲𐑑-𐑚𐑻𐑛 𐑕𐑒𐑦𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑻𐑔. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑧𐑜𐑟𐑳𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯—𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑬𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑥𐑻𐑡𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. 𐑖𐑰 𐑯𐑿 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑛𐑵𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑱𐑟—𐑯 𐑦𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑣𐑲𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑧𐑯𐑕!

𐑢𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑦 𐑯 𐑡𐑶𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑦 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕 𐑮𐑨𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞 rath, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑜𐑴! 𐑦𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛—𐑦𐑯 𐑝𐑱𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑼𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑣𐑰 𐑐𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑰𐑑 𐑯 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑽𐑟 𐑯 𐑮𐑽𐑛 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑷𐑒𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑩 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑼𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑐𐑶𐑯𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯—𐑯𐑽𐑼 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑐𐑮𐑴𐑗.

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑤𐑦𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑯 𐑐𐑧𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥—𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑧𐑑 𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑙.

“𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑥𐑳𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑐𐑸𐑑𐑦𐑙,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛. “𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑽 𐑝 𐑦𐑑?”

𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑲 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑺 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑻 𐑯𐑳𐑯 𐑑 𐑣𐑽, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑽𐑦. 𐑞𐑺 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑳𐑑𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑒𐑺𐑕 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑴𐑯 𐑓𐑫𐑑𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑳𐑐 𐑯 𐑳𐑐 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤𐑟, 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑜𐑤𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑕 𐑝 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯—𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥!

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟. 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑵𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑔𐑻𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑥𐑹 𐑒𐑤𐑽 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑰 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑚𐑳𐑝 𐑑 𐑕𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑯 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑕𐑑𐑸 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑦𐑑.

𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥; 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑕 𐑝 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑴𐑯 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑯𐑲𐑑.

𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛𐑟 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑑. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗, 𐑯 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑞𐑺, 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔𐑤𐑩𐑕, 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑙!

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑝𐑶𐑕—𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑓—𐑞 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑯𐑴 𐑳𐑞𐑼—𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒.

“𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑯𐑴 𐑯𐑽𐑼!” 𐑦𐑑 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑓 𐑿 𐑯 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑓𐑹 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑓𐑹 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕—𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑲 𐑥𐑱 𐑯𐑪𐑑. 𐑣𐑳𐑖! 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑑 𐑥𐑰! 𐑲 𐑯𐑴 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑴—𐑯 𐑞 𐑔𐑦𐑙 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑭𐑕𐑒𐑑—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑓 𐑿 𐑑 𐑕𐑰.”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒, 𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑! 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑕𐑰𐑥𐑛 𐑑 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑮𐑷𐑯 𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴 𐑝 𐑞 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑥𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑕 𐑢𐑺 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑖𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑑𐑹𐑥. 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑥 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑸𐑗—𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑦𐑑—𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑸 𐑩𐑢𐑱, 𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑮𐑦𐑝𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑪𐑐𐑼𐑩 𐑜𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑟, 𐑖𐑰 𐑐𐑼𐑕𐑰𐑝𐑛 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑿𐑯𐑦𐑓𐑹𐑥—𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑤𐑾𐑯 𐑛𐑮𐑧𐑕—𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑴𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑲—𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑵 𐑩𐑐𐑽𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑑—𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑓𐑩𐑤𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑞 𐑕𐑰𐑯, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑜𐑸𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑼𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑹 𐑩 𐑒𐑨𐑐, 𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑤𐑰𐑐𐑑 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑜𐑮𐑵 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛—𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑣𐑻 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑗𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑤𐑦𐑐𐑕.

𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑲 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤, 𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟; 𐑣𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑛. 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑽 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑛𐑟. 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑑𐑲𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑱, 𐑨𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑑𐑲𐑥𐑟 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛. ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑲𐑯; 𐑩 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑙𐑒𐑼𐑗𐑦𐑓 𐑓𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑢𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩𐑢𐑱. 𐑣𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑨𐑐 𐑯 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑦𐑑 𐑓𐑷𐑤 𐑚𐑦𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑐𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙; 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑐𐑴𐑒 𐑩 𐑚𐑮𐑰𐑓 𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑹 𐑑𐑵, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑩𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑓 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑞 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑩𐑤. 𐑞 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑤𐑪𐑒 𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑪𐑯𐑟-𐑜𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑣𐑺 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑣𐑧𐑛 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑑𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟.

𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑨𐑙𐑒 𐑓𐑹𐑢𐑼𐑛 𐑯 𐑤𐑱 𐑞𐑺 𐑯 𐑖𐑨𐑛𐑴𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑷𐑤 𐑬𐑑 𐑨𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯, ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑞𐑧𐑥, 𐑚𐑧𐑯𐑑 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑓𐑷𐑤𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑪𐑛𐑦!

“𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑬 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑻𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑕𐑱. “𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑨𐑑 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑛𐑺𐑛 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑽. 𐑴 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑮𐑴𐑟—𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑘𐑹 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑲 𐑒𐑫𐑛—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑧𐑙𐑔 𐑦𐑟 𐑜𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯. 𐑣𐑳𐑖—𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒! 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑 𐑯 𐑢𐑱𐑒 𐑑 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑝—𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑘𐑹 𐑤𐑲𐑓! 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑤𐑳𐑝—𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒!”

𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑕𐑒𐑮𐑰𐑯 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑖𐑪𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕, 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑝 𐑯 𐑐𐑱𐑤. 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑰 𐑚𐑹 𐑞 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑭𐑯𐑗; 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑯 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑓𐑩𐑤 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑸𐑤𐑲𐑑.

𐑩 𐑐𐑳𐑓 𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑯𐑛 𐑚𐑤𐑵 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑞 𐑒𐑻𐑤𐑟 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑣𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛 𐑬𐑑 𐑦𐑓 𐑖𐑰 𐑒𐑫𐑛, 𐑓 𐑩 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑥𐑸𐑒 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺—𐑞 𐑴𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑔 𐑝 𐑞 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑝 𐑛𐑧𐑔! 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑣𐑨𐑯𐑛, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑑.

“𐑯𐑴,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑣𐑻 𐑔𐑷𐑑, “𐑞𐑱 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑕 𐑯𐑱𐑤𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑐𐑭𐑥𐑟 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑓 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑮𐑵𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑛𐑲—𐑜𐑦𐑤𐑑𐑤𐑩𐑕!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑴𐑝 𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑒 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞 𐑓𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑—𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑰𐑒 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕—𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕! 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑣𐑦𐑥—

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑵𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑲𐑟 𐑓𐑼𐑚𐑨𐑛, 𐑞𐑴 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤 𐑝 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙. 𐑥𐑿𐑟𐑦𐑒 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑕𐑳𐑥𐑢𐑺 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑞𐑧𐑥—𐑞 suantre 𐑚𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑻𐑔-𐑒𐑺𐑟 𐑸 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑑—𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑧𐑤𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑒—𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑣𐑸𐑐 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑕𐑬𐑯𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑩𐑓𐑸 𐑪𐑓—𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑤𐑩𐑚𐑲 𐑣𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑢𐑳𐑯𐑕 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼 𐑞 𐑛𐑮𐑵𐑦𐑛 𐑸𐑗? 𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑯𐑴—𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑴 𐑯𐑽𐑤𐑦 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑳𐑥𐑚𐑼.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑔𐑮𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑝 𐑓𐑸 𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑽, 𐑤𐑴 𐑝𐑶𐑕—𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑳𐑙 𐑝𐑶𐑕 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑛𐑸𐑒 ·𐑮𐑪𐑟𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑯.

𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞𐑺 𐑞𐑱 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑩𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑛𐑷𐑯, 𐑮𐑨𐑐𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑰𐑯-𐑣𐑫𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒 𐑯 𐑞 𐑕𐑐𐑮𐑱 𐑝 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑣𐑻 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑.

𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑯 ·𐑣𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑼 ·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑴𐑝𐑼 𐑞 𐑔𐑻𐑛 𐑕𐑻𐑒𐑩𐑤, 𐑯 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑲𐑑.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑰𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑰 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑚𐑮𐑷𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, “𐑓 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑦𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛.”

·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑚𐑤𐑭𐑯𐑗𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑓𐑽, 𐑯 𐑣𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑡 𐑝 𐑞 rath 𐑯 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑣𐑴𐑤𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑹𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴.

𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑖𐑬𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑫𐑛 𐑳𐑐. 𐑞 𐑤𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑝 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑯 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑥𐑲𐑤𐑛 𐑨𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑜𐑱𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑 𐑣𐑻𐑟. 𐑞 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯 𐑓𐑧𐑤 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑓𐑰𐑑; 𐑖𐑰 𐑤𐑦𐑓𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑, 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑛𐑿 𐑪𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑒𐑤𐑪𐑔 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑒—𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑧𐑥𐑚𐑼𐑛!

𐑣𐑻 𐑲𐑟 𐑢𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑤𐑲𐑑𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑖𐑰 𐑓𐑱𐑕𐑑 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤.

“𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑯𐑽𐑼, 𐑕𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑨𐑟 𐑿 𐑤𐑦𐑝, 𐑯 𐑥𐑱 𐑘𐑹𐑟 𐑚𐑰 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑙 𐑤𐑲𐑓—𐑯 𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑹𐑕𐑓𐑩𐑤!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑢𐑧𐑕𐑗𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼𐑛 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑵 𐑕𐑱𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑛 𐑓 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑰𐑑!”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑩 𐑮𐑱𐑝𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑨𐑛𐑢𐑫𐑥𐑩𐑯,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑲𐑛, 𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑖𐑑 𐑮𐑧𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑨𐑙𐑜𐑼. “𐑣𐑵 𐑧𐑤𐑕 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑮𐑱𐑯𐑡 𐑞 𐑓𐑪𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑑 𐑯𐑲𐑑 𐑯 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑥𐑫𐑼𐑟 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯?”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑩𐑤𐑴𐑯, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑦𐑜𐑯𐑹𐑦𐑙 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑯 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯. “𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽. 𐑘𐑧𐑕—𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑧𐑐𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑪𐑯 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛 𐑯 𐑕𐑨𐑙 𐑥𐑰 𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑪𐑙 𐑝 𐑣𐑴𐑐! 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕! 𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑛𐑧𐑛 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑞𐑨𐑑, 𐑯 𐑣𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑚𐑮𐑴𐑒𐑩𐑯 𐑚𐑤𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑽 𐑨𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑑𐑯𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑧𐑯 𐑲 𐑢𐑫𐑛 𐑢𐑱𐑒𐑩𐑯; 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵, ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕!”

“𐑲 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑵,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯, “𐑓 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑐𐑫𐑑 𐑪𐑯 𐑥𐑰, 𐑑𐑵—𐑩 𐑣𐑧𐑝𐑦 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑝 𐑮𐑧𐑕𐑑—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑓 𐑓𐑹 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕—𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑴𐑤 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑤𐑪𐑙𐑜𐑼 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑣𐑸𐑒𐑩𐑯—·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑯 ·𐑥𐑺𐑦 𐑕𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥!”

“𐑓𐑹 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑩𐑛. “𐑘𐑧𐑕, 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛—𐑓𐑹 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑯 𐑯𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑣𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑢𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑓 𐑥𐑰, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑚𐑤𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑥𐑟 𐑣𐑧𐑤𐑛 𐑓 𐑥𐑰 𐑣𐑽!”

·𐑤𐑷𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑜𐑤𐑺𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑑𐑵 𐑯 𐑳𐑑𐑼𐑛 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑔 𐑝 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑥𐑨𐑯.

“𐑸 𐑿 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑥𐑱𐑯𐑦𐑨𐑒𐑕?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛. “𐑣𐑬 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑿 𐑯𐑴 𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑳𐑕 𐑑 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴 𐑣𐑻 𐑑𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑕 𐑑 ·𐑑𐑧𐑥𐑐𐑤𐑸𐑛? 𐑯 𐑣𐑵 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑤𐑳𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑕𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑿 𐑑 𐑕𐑤𐑰𐑐. 𐑿—𐑿—𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑑𐑕!”

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑑 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑷𐑤 𐑓𐑹 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑩𐑜𐑴,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑛𐑦𐑤𐑦, 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑥. 𐑯 𐑑 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛: “𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛 𐑣𐑬 ·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑛𐑲𐑛! 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑱𐑝𐑛 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑯 𐑛𐑲𐑛 𐑓 𐑦𐑑. 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑞𐑱 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑑 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑪𐑙𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑒𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑐𐑴𐑩𐑑?”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑱𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑟!” 𐑖𐑬𐑑𐑩𐑛 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤. “𐑩 𐑕𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑛 𐑑𐑲𐑥 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑓𐑪𐑤𐑴𐑛 𐑿 𐑑 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕 𐑝 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑑 𐑥𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙𐑟—𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑞 𐑤𐑭𐑕𐑑—𐑿 𐑖𐑨𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑩 𐑤𐑪𐑒𐑑 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑦𐑤 𐑿 𐑸 𐑕𐑱𐑯 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

“𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑦𐑯 𐑯𐑴 𐑮𐑵𐑥 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯,” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛. “𐑞 𐑒𐑸𐑑 𐑝 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑹 ·𐑥𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑮𐑦𐑙 𐑥𐑲 𐑢𐑵𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑥𐑹 𐑕𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑩𐑚𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕; 𐑯 𐑓𐑮𐑧𐑯𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑓𐑬𐑯𐑛.”

“𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑖𐑫𐑼𐑤𐑦,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, “𐑯 𐑪𐑯𐑼 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹𐑟—𐑯 𐑤𐑳𐑝 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑘𐑹𐑟.”

“𐑿 𐑸 𐑥𐑵𐑯-𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑛𐑮𐑰𐑥𐑼𐑟, 𐑕𐑦𐑤𐑦 𐑨𐑟 𐑗𐑦𐑤𐑛𐑮𐑩𐑯! 𐑛𐑵 𐑿 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑩𐑤𐑬 𐑿 𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑕 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑕𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑛𐑩𐑤 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑕𐑹𐑑? 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑥𐑰 𐑦𐑓 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑴 𐑑 𐑚𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑯 𐑒𐑨𐑮𐑦 𐑿!”

“𐑥𐑨𐑯,” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕, 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑥, “𐑜𐑴 𐑰𐑟𐑦 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑘𐑹 𐑔𐑮𐑧𐑑𐑕 𐑦𐑯 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦. 𐑖𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑚𐑳𐑑 𐑑 𐑒𐑷𐑤 𐑬𐑑 𐑑 𐑞 𐑥𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑬𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑖𐑰 𐑑𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑑 𐑳𐑕 𐑣𐑽 𐑝 ·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛—𐑯 𐑿 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑘𐑹𐑕𐑧𐑤𐑓 𐑕𐑰 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑩𐑜𐑧𐑯!”

“𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛! 𐑲 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑲 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕—𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟 𐑥𐑲𐑯—𐑖𐑰 𐑦𐑟—”

“𐑯𐑴!” 𐑕𐑧𐑛 ·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 ·𐑮𐑴𐑯𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑 𐑓𐑹𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑥𐑵𐑝𐑛 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑧𐑯𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑪𐑓𐑑 𐑝𐑶𐑕. “𐑯𐑴, ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤! 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑣𐑻 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑣𐑨𐑛, 𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑸 𐑥𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑! 𐑖𐑰 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑑𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑑 𐑿 𐑚𐑲 𐑩 𐑜𐑨𐑥𐑚𐑤𐑼 𐑣𐑵 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑴𐑯 𐑣𐑻—𐑯 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑘𐑳𐑙, 𐑳𐑯𐑯𐑴𐑦𐑙 𐑘𐑽𐑟! 𐑞𐑺 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑯𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑚𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑝 𐑮𐑲𐑑 𐑚𐑦𐑑𐑢𐑰𐑯 𐑿 𐑑𐑵, 𐑯 𐑯𐑬 𐑞𐑺 𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑬𐑤 𐑥𐑻𐑛𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑝𐑲𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑿!”

·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑜𐑤𐑺𐑛 𐑒𐑴𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑦 𐑨𐑑 𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑮𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑.

“𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑯𐑿 𐑕𐑹𐑑 𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑑𐑽?” 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑯𐑽𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻; “𐑞 𐑕𐑢𐑰𐑐𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑥𐑳𐑛-𐑣𐑳𐑑𐑕!”

𐑖𐑰 𐑛𐑮𐑵 𐑩 𐑜𐑮𐑱𐑑 𐑚𐑮𐑧𐑔 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥 𐑯 𐑖𐑫𐑒 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑞 𐑣𐑫𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑛𐑸𐑒 𐑣𐑺. 𐑞 𐑓𐑻𐑕𐑑 𐑮𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑞 𐑕𐑳𐑯 𐑕𐑑𐑮𐑳𐑒 𐑞 𐑜𐑮𐑱 𐑐𐑦𐑤𐑼𐑟 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑣𐑻, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑷𐑔𐑹𐑯, 𐑯 𐑓𐑤𐑳𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑞 𐑮𐑴𐑟𐑦 𐑮𐑱𐑛𐑾𐑯𐑕 𐑝 𐑩 𐑯𐑿 𐑛𐑱.

“𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟, 𐑦𐑯𐑛𐑰𐑛!” 𐑖𐑰 𐑕𐑧𐑛, 𐑯 𐑩 𐑔𐑮𐑪𐑚 𐑝 𐑧𐑜𐑟𐑳𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑣𐑻 𐑝𐑶𐑕. “𐑚𐑴𐑔 𐑐𐑧𐑟𐑩𐑯𐑑𐑕 𐑯 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑯𐑕𐑩𐑟 𐑒𐑳𐑥 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑣𐑳𐑑𐑕 𐑝 𐑬𐑼 𐑤𐑨𐑯𐑛. 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑞 𐑕𐑴𐑤𐑟 𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑣𐑰 𐑕𐑳𐑙 𐑝 𐑓𐑮𐑰𐑛𐑩𐑥; 𐑞𐑱 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑥𐑲 𐑒𐑹𐑑𐑽𐑟—𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑚𐑮𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟, 𐑯 𐑥𐑲 𐑕𐑳𐑯𐑟! ·𐑣𐑿 ·𐑕𐑰𐑛 𐑒𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑨𐑒 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑛𐑧𐑔 𐑑 𐑕𐑦𐑙 𐑩 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑣𐑽 𐑑 𐑥𐑰—𐑲 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑦𐑝 𐑩𐑥𐑳𐑙 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑐𐑰𐑐𐑩𐑤 𐑯 𐑢𐑻𐑒 𐑓 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑐𐑮𐑪𐑓𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑷𐑤 𐑥𐑲 𐑛𐑱𐑟!”

·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑕𐑒𐑬𐑤𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑣𐑻 𐑑 𐑞 𐑕𐑑𐑷𐑤𐑢𐑼𐑑 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑥𐑨𐑯 𐑒𐑤𐑲𐑥𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑣𐑦𐑤, 𐑯 𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑢𐑱.

·𐑖𐑱𐑥𐑩𐑕 𐑜𐑱𐑟𐑛 𐑨𐑑 𐑣𐑻 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑩 𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑤𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑤𐑲𐑑 𐑝 𐑡𐑶 𐑪𐑯 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑓𐑱𐑕.

“𐑴 ·𐑒𐑨𐑔𐑤𐑰𐑯 na ·Hulihan, 𐑘𐑹 𐑓𐑱𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑤𐑲𐑒 𐑩 𐑕𐑑𐑸,” 𐑣𐑰 𐑥𐑻𐑥𐑼𐑛.

𐑩𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑩𐑓𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑹𐑛𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑭𐑓𐑑𐑼 ·𐑚𐑧𐑤𐑑𐑱𐑯 𐑺 𐑞 𐑛𐑪𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑩𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦𐑒𐑩𐑤 𐑜𐑮𐑵𐑐 𐑝 ·𐑛𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑯 𐑒𐑭𐑕𐑩𐑤 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑓𐑹𐑕𐑑 𐑑 𐑥𐑱𐑒 𐑐𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑒 𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑒𐑬𐑯𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑢𐑦𐑞𐑬𐑑 𐑑𐑮𐑲𐑩𐑤, 𐑝 𐑞 𐑮𐑲𐑑𐑼, 𐑣𐑵𐑟 𐑐𐑭𐑥 𐑯 𐑚𐑮𐑱𐑯 𐑢𐑻 𐑐𐑽𐑕𐑑 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑱𐑥 𐑚𐑫𐑤𐑩𐑑 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑡𐑱𐑤-𐑘𐑸𐑛 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑑𐑢𐑧𐑯𐑑𐑦-𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑔 𐑛𐑱 𐑝 ·𐑱𐑐𐑮𐑩𐑤! 𐑞𐑺 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑚𐑰𐑯 𐑑𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑱𐑟 𐑝 𐑨𐑚𐑕𐑩𐑤𐑵𐑑 𐑕𐑰𐑒𐑮𐑩𐑕𐑦 𐑒𐑳𐑝𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼, 𐑯 𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑐𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑑 𐑣𐑦𐑟 𐑕𐑵𐑐𐑽𐑽𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑳𐑤𐑑𐑦𐑥𐑩𐑑 𐑐𐑳𐑚𐑤𐑦𐑕𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑜𐑱𐑝 𐑣𐑦𐑥 𐑩 𐑚𐑨𐑛 𐑬𐑼.

𐑑 𐑑𐑧𐑤 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑩 𐑜𐑻𐑤 𐑪𐑯 𐑩𐑯 𐑴𐑤𐑛 rath 𐑪𐑯 𐑩 ·𐑒𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑣𐑦𐑤 𐑣𐑨𐑛 𐑕𐑰𐑯 𐑩 𐑝𐑦𐑠𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑧𐑔, 𐑯 𐑒𐑫𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑕𐑲𐑤𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑑, 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑩𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑕𐑻𐑛𐑦𐑑𐑦 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑛𐑝𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑑.

𐑞 𐑦𐑯𐑝𐑧𐑕𐑑𐑦𐑜𐑱𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑚𐑹𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑟 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑝 𐑣𐑸𐑛-𐑣𐑧𐑛𐑩𐑛 𐑳𐑯𐑦𐑥𐑨𐑡𐑦𐑯𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑥𐑧𐑯, 𐑯 ·𐑸𐑜𐑾𐑤 𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑓𐑻𐑛 𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑮𐑦𐑥𐑭𐑯𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓 𐑤𐑨𐑒 𐑝 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑧𐑒𐑘𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑝 𐑩𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦, 𐑮𐑭𐑞𐑼 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑮𐑦𐑛𐑦𐑒𐑿𐑤𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑓 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑧𐑯𐑦 𐑕𐑳𐑗 𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼𐑾𐑕 𐑓𐑨𐑯𐑑𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑟 𐑨𐑟 𐑞𐑴𐑟 𐑦𐑝𐑪𐑤𐑝𐑛 𐑚𐑲 𐑞 ·𐑲𐑮𐑦𐑖 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛!

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