Dust of Dreams/Prologue

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==Elain Plain, west of Kolanse==
A snake of refugee children from various regions and cities of the western part of the continent of Lether, which has fallen under the control of the Quitters, makes its way through the Elan Plain. They are led by the tallest of the children, Rutt, a young boy who carries the baby Held. With the snake is also a young girl called Badalle who has a gift for poems. The children are chased by the Quitters, and harassed by 'ribbers', packs of dogs. Each day many of them die.
==Ampelas Rooted, the Wastelands==
Kalyth is an Elan who escaped from Kolanse and now lives in a K'Chain Che'Malle keep, Ampelas Rooted, in the Wastelands. She is the only human there. Though she denies any extraordinary abilities, the insane K'Chain Matron, Gunth'an Acyl, has decided that she is their Destriant, and sends her to search for a Mortal Sword and Shield Anvil. She will be accompanied by the Matron's heir, three K'ell Hunters and a Shi'Gal Assassin.
==The Wastelands==
A ghost follows seven bickering travellers across a wasteland but the Capemoths above only see one lone, tusked figure, naked but for a sword seemingly speaking with seven voices.
==Elsewhere==
Heboric Light Touch has visions... of a strange two-legged lizard, a dragon, two wolves and blazing jade suns. He has an inner monologue with Fener and surmises that a final war has begun.
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