Chapter 5 Mysteries Summary

In this chapter, the author starts to reveal to the characters the history of the earth they inhabit and hints at greater mysteries. It starts a number of months after the Zenifi have entered Darakemba and have become a part of the Nafari people, but tensions are still in existence.

Mon is studying with his sky person teacher, Bego, who is lecturing Mon about the history of Earth with reference to the new gold leaves discovered by Ilihiak of the Zenifi. Bego is testing Mon as to whether his truth sense can determine the facts behind his theories as he is investigating the mysterious language contained in the gold leaves. The language seems to be akin to an ancient inscription familiar to Bego , which is known as the Coriantumr stone. The Coriantumr stone is the earliest recorded written inscription, and has...