A quiet apothecary specializing in the Sti canon, Laaks is only vaguely aware of the Runa revolt in southern Rakhat when his sister Ta'ana Laaks u Erat and family arrive seeking refuge. Both her husband and her brother Nra'il have been killed, leaving her with no adult male chaperon to travel north. She declares that Laaks is her son Athaansi's regent during his training. Athaansi is a conceited young stud, who his mother orders silent. Laaks is under the influence of a sacred drug and is functioning poorly as the band sets out. Other Jana'ata widows, their children, and Runa servants join the refugees. Hunger grows.
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