Section 13: Chapter 16 & Chapter 17 Summary

In Chapter 16: The Great Convocation, Rook quickly stores his belongings on the Stormhornet and sets sail because he cannot lose Wumeru now since he suspects she is heading for the banderbear convocation. He sails west, following Wumeru without being seen as she walks in a straight line as if hypnotized. He wonders if the Valley of a Thousand Echoes is where the banderbears gather for the Great Convocation. Following Wumeru, Rook hears seven or eight banderbears yodelling from different directions and becomes hopeful that this is the convocation as he can think of no other reason for so many solitary creatures to gather. When Rook lands and accuses Wumeru of abandoning him, she growls at him in rage, telling him it is forbidden for him to follow her path. Rook apologizes, but unwilling to give up now, he tethers...