Dear travelers,
I truly dislike being the bearer of bad news, but in light of recent revelations: I hope you haven’t missed exactly what Germonde said—or rather, what she *meant*—in “When Sun Is Rising”?
No? Then I suggest you retrace your steps a bit and read it carefully once more… and view the other articles from this new perspective you now possess. There is something incredibly exciting to be discovered here!
If you carefully piece together the fragments of the chronicles, Germonde’s biting remark reveals something interesting:
The grumpy fox-healer speaks with utter disdain about the purpose for which the white she-wolf called in an “enormously valuable, old favor” owed to her by the hated swamp foxes—and all just to heal the shattered leg of a common bard!
But that isn’t the crucial point:
What is truly fascinating is what—once again—remained unsaid, for the she-wolf might actually have a very good reason. And for those who go looking, the causes can be found in the very first texts—predating even the song about the truth of the forest—and they retroactively affect all the stories.
But I admit, it is a bit sneaky to mention this only now…
Gunnar