Chapter 8 third quarter

Alder woke up early, and his little companion was restless all night, and so was he.He was glad to get up and go to the window and sit sleepily watching the light come down on the sky above the harbor and the fishing boats and ships with their sails out in the fog of the low-pressure Great Inlet and hearing the city call the day's unveiling The bustling.Just as he was wondering if he should enter the intricacies of the palace, to know what to do, there was a knock on the door.The man brought in fresh fruit along with bread, milk, and a small bowl of meat for the cat. "When the fifth hour is announced, I will guide you to meet the king." The man told solemnly, and then said more relaxedly, if Alder wants to take a walk, how to get to the palace garden.

Of course Alder knew that there were six hours from midnight to noon, and six hours from noon to midnight, but he had never heard anyone announce the time, so he was wondering. It was later learned that in Havnor four trumpet players would stand on the balcony of the highest spire in the palace, crowned with the slender hero's sword.In the fourth and fifth hours before noon, and in the first, second and third hours of noon and afternoon, the four played their horns in unison, facing east, west, south and north.In this way, courtiers in the palace, merchants in the city and boat owners can arrange their work and rest according to this, and meet at the appointed time.The little boy Alder met while walking in the garden explained everything.The boy was short and thin, wearing an overly long coat.He explained that the reason why the trumpet player knows when to play is that there is a large sand clock in the tower, and the Aspen pendulum hanging from the top of the tower. Stop when another hour starts.The boy also told Chi Yang that the tune played by the trumpet player was the "Eriyabai Elegy" written by King Maharinan when he returned from Keledo. Different movements were played every hour, and the whole song was only played at noon; When you do get somewhere, you should keep an eye out for the balcony, for the trumpet players will show up a few minutes early; and if the sun is shining, they will raise their gleaming silver trumpets.The boy's name is Rody, and his father is the lord of Metama of Ark Island. The two came to Havnor for a year and went to school in the palace. They were nine years old and missed their mother and sister very much.

Alder returned to the room in time to meet with the guide, feeling more relaxed.A conversation with the boy reminded him that the sons of nobles are also children, and nobles are only human beings, not human beings to fear. The guide led Alder through the corridor of the royal palace and entered the narrow and bright room. There are many windows on one wall, looking at the tower of Havnor, and the bridges that cross canals, streets, jump over roofs, and balconies. .As he browsed the scenery, he stood hesitantly at the door, wondering if he should go to the crowd at the other end of the room.

When the king saw Chiyang, he came over, greeted him kindly, led him to the others, and introduced him one by one. A woman about fifty years old is petite, with fair skin, gray hair, and large gray eyes.Tenar, Tenar of the Ring, said the King, smiling.She looked straight into the eyes of Alder Yang, and said hello quietly. There is a man about the same age as Wang, dressed in velvet and light linen, with jewels on his belt and neck, and big rubies in his earlobes.Captain Tothra, said the king.Tosla's face was as dark as old oak, and his expression was sharp and resolute. A middle-aged man with simple clothes and a steady expression made Chi Yang feel trustworthy.Prince Sage of the House of Havnor.

There was a man in his forties, holding a wooden wizard's staff as long as he was in his hand. Alder knew at a glance that he was a wizard from Roke College.The man has a weather-beaten face, delicate hands, and a distant but polite demeanor.Master Obsidian, the king said. There was also a girl, Chi Yang thought it was a servant, because she was dressed very plainly, she stayed away from the crowd, half turned around, as if she was looking out of the window.Lebannin led the girl forward, and he saw that the girl's beautiful black hair was thick and smooth like a spring. "Tehanu of Gont," said the king, his tone loud as a challenge.

The girl looked directly at the alder for a moment.She is very young, the left side of her face is as smooth as a copper rose, and under the raised eyebrows are bright dark eyes.The right side of the face was damaged by fire, with rough and thick scars, one eye missing, and the right hand is like a crow's curved claw. The girl, like the others, held out her hand to the alder, but with her left hand, according to the custom of Oia and Enlad.Alder held his hand to the girl's palm-to-palm.Her hands were extremely hot, like a high fever.She looked at the alder again, a surprised look in one eye, bright, questioning, sharp.He lowered his head again and took a step back, as if he didn't want to be one of them, he didn't want to be here.

"Master Chiyang brings a message from your father Gongte's eagle." Said the king when he saw the messenger standing silently. Tehanu didn't look up.Smooth black hair almost completely concealed the devastated face. "Ma'am," Chi Yang said with a dry mouth and a hoarse voice, "my lord wants me to ask you two questions." He paused, licked his lips, and gasped for a moment, for a moment of panic, he forgot what to say Nothing but a pause that turns into a waiting silence. Tehanu said in a hoarse voice, "Ask." "My lord said, ask first: Who will go to the dry land? When I said goodbye, he said: 'Ask my daughter again: Can dragons fly over stone walls?'"

Tehanu nodded to express his understanding, and stepped back slightly again, as if he wanted to take the riddle away from everyone. "The Dry Lands," said the King, "and the Dragons..." His alert eyes caressed everyone's faces one by one. "Come on," Wang said, "let us sit down and discuss." "Perhaps we can discuss it in the garden?" Tenar suggested, a petite woman with gray eyes, and the king agreed immediately.As they walked, Alder heard Tenar say, "It's hard for her to be indoors all day. She wants the sky." The gardener brought chairs for everyone and put them under the old willow tree by the pond.Tehanu stood by the pool, looking down at the emerald green water, where a few silver carps were swimming lazily.Clearly, she wanted to think about her father's message, not talk about it, but she could hear what was being said.

Everyone sat down, and the king asked Alder to tell the story from the beginning.The crowd listened, radiating a sympathetic silence, and he narrated without restraint or haste.After the end, everyone remained silent for a moment, and the wizard Obsidian asked, "Did you dream last night?" Chi Yang said that there was no dream that he could recall. "I have," said Obsidian. "I dreamed of a Summoner who was a master at Roke. Some say he died twice because he came back from the land over the wall." "I dream of souls that cannot be regenerated," Tenar whispered.

Prince Sage said: "All night, I thought I heard voices in the street, voices I knew from childhood, calling as in the old days, but when I listened, it was only the night watchmen or drunken sailors shouting." "I never dream," said Tosla. "I did not dream of that land," said the king, "I remember, and I cannot stop remembering." The king looked at Tehanu, the silent woman, but she just looked down at the pool without speaking. No one spoke again.Chi Yang couldn't bear it: "If I bring this plague, you must send me away!" The wizard Obsidian made his conclusion, but his tone was not arrogant and authoritarian: "If Roke sent you to Gont, and Gont sent you to Havnor, then you should be in Havnor."

"Three cobblers," Tosla said sarcastically. Lebanon said: "Leave the dream aside. The guest needs to know what concerns us before he arrives... that is, why I asked Tenar and Tehanu to come here earlier this summer, and recalled Tothra from the voyage, and together Discuss. Tosla, would you please tell Alder what happened?" The dark-faced man nodded, and the red jewels on his ears glistened like blood. "It has something to do with dragons," said the man, "In recent years, dragons have entered Uri and Usy Zylo islands in the west, flying low over farms and villages, grabbing the roofs of houses with their sharp claws, shaking houses, and frightening the people. Twice the dragons have gone to Torrin Gap at harvest time, breathing fire to burn fields, burn stalk piles, set thatch on roofs on fire. They didn't attack humans, but people died in fires. They didn't attack the island lord's mansions like they did in the Dark Ages , looking for jewels, but only attacking villages and farmland. Another merchant who traded grain south to Simli had the same news: at harvest time, dragons came to burn the crops. "Last winter on Kaimei Island, two dragons lived on top of Mount Andanden." "Ah." Obsidian said, saw the king's questioning glance, and then explained: "The Sebo wizard of Parn told me that that mountain is a very sacred place for the dragon clan. In ancient times, dragons would go to drink from the earth. the fire." "Anyway, the dragons are back," Tosla said, "and they have come down the mountain to harass the cattle and sheep that the local residents regard as wealth. Thin, can't spit out much fire." "In Parn, there are dragons now living on the northern tip of the island, a wild place with no farms on the hills. Hunters used to hunt alpine goats and catch falcons to tame them, but they were all driven away by the dragons, and no one dares to come near the hills now. Side. Maybe Wizard Parn knows about it?" Obsidian nodded. "He said that someone saw dragons flying over the hills like wild geese." "And between Pahn, Kaimei and Havnor Island, there is only Paine Sea." Prince Saizhi said. Just as Chi Yang was thinking, it was less than a hundred miles away from Kaimei to his hometown, Dawn Island. "Tosla sailed the 'Tern' to the islands of Longju," said the king. "Before I could see the most easterly islands, a group of dragons flew towards me." Tosla said with a hard smile, "harassed me like cattle and sheep, swooped down and burned the sails until I fled back to where I started. But it wasn't the first time." Hei Yao nodded, "Only the Dragon Lord has sailed to the Longju Islets." "I've been there," said the king, suddenly showing a bright and childish smile, "but I'm walking with the Dragon Lord...I've been thinking about this. When the archmage and I were looking for the reanimator Kabu in the west, we passed by In Jiexiji, which is farther than Simli, we see burning fields. And in Longju Zhuyu, we see dragons fighting each other like rabid animals." After a while, Prince Sage asked, "Perhaps some dragons have not recovered from the madness caused by that evil period?" "It's been fifteen years," Obsidian said, "but dragons have a long lifespan, maybe the passage of time is different for them than for us." As Alder caught the wizard speaking, he glanced at Tehanu who was standing by the pool, away from everyone. "But it started attacking humans in the last one or two years," said the prince. "That's not what dragons do," Tosla said. "If dragons want to destroy a farm or a village, who can stop them? They're attacking the people's livelihood, the crops, the straw, the farm, the cattle, and they're saying, 'Here I'm going... out of the West!'" "But why speak it in fire and chaos?" the wizard questioned. "The dragon can speak! The language of creation! Morad and Eriabai have talked with the dragons, and the archmage has talked." "The dragons we saw on the Isles of Longju," said the king, "have lost their speech. The rift Kabu created in the world draws strength from men and dragons. Only the dragon Ohm Amba came to find us, and the Archmage Talk to him and tell him to go to Keledo..." Wang paused for a moment, his eyes far away, "Even Om Amba is deprived of language before death." Wang turned his head again, with a strange light shining on his face. "Om Ambar died for us, opening the way for us into the dark land." Everyone was quiet for a moment.Tenar's quiet voice broke the silence, "Sparrowhawk said that to me... Let me see if I remember what he said... He said, 'Dragon and Dragontongue are two sides of the same body, and the dragon doesn't learn the Old Tongue, it is the Old Tongue ’” "Like a tern is to fly, a fish is to swim." Hei Yao said slowly, "Yes." Tehanu listened, and stood motionless by the pool.Everyone looked at her, and the expression on her mother's face was one of anticipation and eagerness.Tehanu looked away. "How to make the dragon talk to people?" Wang asked, his tone was very relaxed, as if it was just chatting, but there was a silence after that. "Well," Wang continued, "hope we understand. Now, Master Obsidian, we just happened to be talking about dragons, can you please tell me about the girl who went to Roke Academy, because only I have heard of it .” "There's a girl in the academy!" Tosla grinned mockingly. "What a difference Roke is!" "Indeed," said the wizard, casting a long, indifferent look at the sailor. "It was eight years ago. She came from the Isle of Way, pretending to be a young man, and wanted to learn the arts of magic. Of course, the poor disguise did not fool the master gatekeeper, but the master let her in and supported her. At that time, the academy was run by the summoner The leader, that is..." He hesitated for a moment, "It is the person I just told you that I dreamed about last night." "Master Obsidian, please tell us about this man," said the king, "is it Thorian who came back from the dead?" "Yes. The Archmage was gone for a long time, and there was no news. We were afraid that the Archmage was dead, and the Summoner used his skills to see if the Archmage really crossed the stone wall. He stayed there for a long time, and the other masters began to worry, but he Finally, he woke up and said that the Archmage was dead and could not return, so he ordered Thorion to return to the world to rule Roke. But soon, the dragon came with the living Archmage Sparrowhawk and King Lebainan... the Archmage came again After leaving, the Summoner lay limp on the ground, as if there was no life. The Herbal Master determined that Thorian was dead with his skills. We were about to bury him, but he made another movement, and said that he came back to the world to complete what must be done work. Since we were unable to elect a new archmage, Thurion, the Summoner, took charge of Roke Academy." He paused for a moment, "After the girl came, although the gatekeeper let her in, Thorian refused to let her stay. In the house, not wanting to have anything to do with her, master Xingyi took the girl to Xincheng Lin, where she lived at the edge of the forest for a period of time, walking in the forest with the master. The three masters, Xingyi, Gatekeeper and Herb, And the master of the name Kerrika Merrick believed that there must be a reason for the girl to come to Roke, and I may not know it, but she was heralding or ushering in something great, so they protected the girl. The rest of the masters obeyed Thor Ann's opinion, that girls only bring strife and destruction, and should be driven away. I was a student at the time, and I knew that the masters lacked leaders and quarreled with each other, so we suffered and worried." "It's all because of a girl," Tosla said. This time Obsidian gave him a very cold look: "Yes." After a while, Obsidian continued: "In short, Thorian sent us to force her to leave the island, she challenged Thorian, and that night Meet Roke Knoll. Thorian came and summoned the girl by her real name and ordered her to obey. 'Irian', that's what Thorian called her, but she said, 'I'm not just Irian.' as she spoke , she began to transform. She became... She took on the form of a dragon. She touched Thorion, and Thorion's body was instantly reduced to ashes, and then she climbed the mountain. Our eyes can't see what is burning like fire The woman, still a winged creature, but at the top of the mountain, we saw her very clearly, a dragon, like a flame of crimson evil gold. She flapped her wings and flew to the west." Obsidian's tone became soft, and his face was full of awe from memories.No one spoke. The wizard cleared his throat. "Before she went up the mountain, the name master asked her: 'Who are you?' She said she didn't know her other real name. The shape and meaning master asked her where she was going next and whether she would come back. She said she was going to the other side of the west , ask the clansman for her real name, but if the master calls, she will come back." In the silence, a hoarse and weak voice spoke, like a steel strike.Chi Yang didn't understand the meaning of those words, but they sounded familiar, as if he could almost remember the meaning of the words. Tehanu came near the wizard, stood beside him, and bent towards him like a bowstring.It was Tehanu who spoke. Surprised and surprised, the wizard looked up at her, stood up abruptly, took a step back, and said restrainedly, "Yes, that's what she said: my people are farther west than the west." "Call her, oh, call her," Tehanu whispered, holding out his hands to the wizard.The wizard couldn't help but flinched back again. Tenar got up and murmured to her daughter, "What's the matter, what's the matter, Tehanu?" Tehanu looked around at the crowd.Alder felt as if he was a ghost pierced by her gaze. "Call her," Tehanu said.She looked to the king: "Can you summon her?" "I don't have the power. Maybe Roke's master of form and meaning can... maybe you..." Tehanu shook her head vigorously: "No, no, no, no," she whispered, "I'm not like her. I don't have wings." Lebannen looked to Tenar as if seeking guidance.Tenar looked sadly at her daughter. Tehanu turned to face the king. "I'm sorry, sir," she said in a low, rough voice, "I must be alone for a while. I will think about what my father said, and try to answer his questions. But I must be alone, please allow me." Lebannen bowed to her, and glanced at Tenar.Tenar went to her daughter at once, put her arms in her arms, and they walked away down the sunny path by the pool and fountain. The four men sat down again, speechless for several minutes. Li Bainan said: "Black Yao, you are right." Then he said to the others: "After I told Obsidian Tehanu something, he told me the story of the dragon man Irianu. I told him that Tehanu is still As a child, he summoned Kairazim to Gont, and spoke to the Dragon in the Old Tongue, and Kairazim called her his daughter." "Your Majesty, this is very strange. This is a very strange era. Dragons are women, and uneducated girls can speak the language of creation!" Obsidian was deeply and obviously shocked and terrified, and Chi Yang realized this, thinking Why can't I feel such fear.Maybe, Chi Yang thought, it was because of his limited knowledge, he didn't know how to be afraid, or what to be afraid of. "But there were these old tales once upon a time," said Tothra, "didn't you hear them in Roke? Perhaps your walls kept them out. They were only tales told by common people, sometimes even songs. There were There's a sailor's song called "The Bellillo Chick," and there's a sailor in every port who leaves pretty girls weeping for him until a pretty girl chases his ship with wings of red copper and catches him out. eat." Obsidian looked at Tosla impatiently.But Lebannen smiled and said: "The Wife of Kayme... The master of the Archmage, Ahar, also known as Ogion, told Tenar the story of the Wife of Kaymay. She was an old village woman and lived the life of a village woman She invited Ogion into the hut, invited Ogion to drink fish soup, and said that humans and dragons were of the same race. She was a dragon and a woman. Ogion, as a mage, saw that she was a dragon. "Black Yao, just like the Yi Ruien you saw." Lebanon said. Obsidian's tone was stiff, and he only said to the king: "After Irian left Roke, the master of the name asked us to read the part of the oldest wisdom book that has been unclear before. I only know that it is both a man and a dragon Creatures. There are also quarrels or great disputes between the two. Our understanding is limited, and these contents are still unclear." "I had hoped that Tehanu would explain it clearly," said Lebanon, in a tone so steady that Alder could not tell whether the king had given up, or still hoped. A grey-haired man came briskly down the path, the king's guard in the forest.Lebannin turned his head to look, got up and walked away.The two chatted in low tones for a moment, the soldier stepped away, and the king turned back to face his companions. "There's news," he said, again in a defiant tone. "A large group of wyverns appeared in the west of Havnor Island. They set fire to the forest. The crew of an offshore ship said that people who fled to Southport told them that the city of Ruisby was on fire." That night, the fastest ship under the king's command carried a group of people across Havnor Bay, galloping forward on the magic wind raised by obsidian.At daybreak the boat came to the mouth of the Onefa at the shoulder of the Erne.Eleven horses selected from the royal stables disembarked at the same time, and each was a long-legged and strong horse.Horses were seldom seen outside Havnor and the Isle of Kaime, and Tehanu was used to donkeys but had never seen a horse.She spent most of the night on the boat with the horses and grooms, helping to control and calm the horses.The horses are of pure blood and well-bred, but they are not used to sailing at sea. The crowd prepares to mount their horses at Onefah Beach.Hei Yao didn't know anything about riding, so the groom had to teach and encourage him in many ways, but as soon as the king got on the horse, Te Hanu immediately followed.She held the rein in her disabled hand and did not use it, as if she had some other means of communicating with the mare. The knight headed straight west, heading quickly towards the foot of Mount Farien.Horseback riding was the fastest mode of transportation available to Lebanon, and sailing across South Havnor would have taken too long.The accompanying wizard Obsidian is responsible for maintaining the weather, clearing the roads of obstacles, and protecting everyone's safety - except for the dragon fire.If you encounter a dragon, no one can resist except Tehanu. The night before, after discussions with his advisers and generals, Lebannin had quickly come to the conclusion that he was incapable of fighting dragons, or defending towns and fields from attack.Bows are useless, shields are useless, and only the greatest mage can defeat a dragon.He does not have such talents under his command, let alone anyone in this world who can do it.Even so, he must still do his best to protect his people, and there is no other way but to try to make peace with the Dragon Clan. When Lebannen went to the room where Tenar and Tehanu were staying, the steward was astonished: the king should summon whoever he wanted to see, and order him to come. "When the king asks for something, it's a different matter." Li Bainan said. Lebannin told the astonished maid who answered the door, to go and ask if she could speak to Lady Snow White and the Daughter of Gont, as they were called both in the palace and in the city.Like Wang, the two have disclosed their real names, but this kind of behavior is so rare, and it violates rules, traditions, safety and etiquette, so that although people may know their real names, they are unwilling to call them directly, and would rather make a detour. After entering the room, he briefly reported the news, saying: "Tehanu, perhaps only you in the whole kingdom can help me. If you can call these dragons as you call Kailasim; if you have the power to control them , if you could talk to them and ask why they are attacking my people, would you?" At this the young woman recoiled and turned to her mother. But Tenar would not shield her, and stood still.After a while Tenar said, "I told you long ago, Tehanu: When the king speaks to you, answer. You were a child then, so you didn't answer. You are not a child now." Tehanu backed away from the two of them, bowing his head like a child. "I cannot call them," she said in a low, rough voice, "I don't know them." "Can you call Kerasim?" asked Lebanin. Tehanu shook his head. "It's so far," she whispered, "I don't know where to go." "But you are Kerasim's daughter," said Tenar. "Can you not communicate with these dragons?" Tehanu replied tragically, "I don't know." Lebannen said: "Tehanu, if there is any chance that they will talk to you, or you can talk to them, I beg you to take the chance. Since I cannot fight, and I do not know the language, how can I ask the only one? Behemoths that can destroy me with one breath, one look ask what they want? Will you speak for me, for us?" Tehanu was silent, and then said in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "Yes." "Be ready to go with me. We set off at the fourth hour in the afternoon, and my men will take you aboard. I thank you. Tenar, and I thank you too!" said Lebanin, holding Tenar's hand for a moment, and not long after, Because before leaving, he has many affairs to deal with. It was a little late for Lebannin to rush to the pier, and a slender figure with a cloak covering his head stood on the pier.The last horse was panting, its legs were stiff, and it refused to get on the plank of the boat.Tehanu seemed to be discussing with the groom. After that, she held the rein and said a few words to the horse, and they boarded the boat quietly together. A boat is like a small, cramped house.Near midnight, Lebannen heard two grooms talking in low tones on the quarterdeck. "She's a natural fighter," said one person, and the other person with a younger voice said: "She is, but she looks terrible, isn't she?" The first person said: "If the horse doesn't care, what do you care about?" of?" while another replied: "I don't know, but I just care." At this time, a group of people rode from the sandy beach of Eunefa to the foot of the mountain. The road was slightly wider, and Tosla rode his horse parallel to Lebanin. "She's going to translate for us, isn't she?" Tosla asked. "If she can." "Then she's braver than I thought. If it happened to her the first time she talked to the dragon, it's likely to happen again." "how do I say this?" "She was burned to death." "It wasn't made by the dragon." "Who is that?" "The people she was with when she was born." "Why is there such a thing?" Tosla's face twisted. "Bum, thief. She was five or six years old. No matter what she or they did, in the end she was beaten unconscious and thrown into a campfire. I think they thought that as soon as she died or Dying, the whole thing would be an accident. They escaped. The villagers found her, and Tenar took her in." Tosla scratched his ear. "This story really shows the kind side of human nature. So she is not the daughter of the eldest mage? But they say she belongs to Long Yiwo, so what's the matter?" Lebanin and Tosla had sailed together, and had fought side by side in the battle of Sola many years ago, and knew that Tosla was brave, sharp, calm and composed.When Tosla's vulgarity caught him, he only blamed himself for his thin skin. "I don't know what they mean," replied Lebannin mildly. "I only know that the dragon calls her daughter." "Your wizard Roke, that Obsidian, is quick to say he's useless for this. But doesn't he speak the Old Tongue?" "Yes, just a few words, and you can be burned to ashes. I think he hasn't done it yet, out of respect for me, not you." Tosla nodded: "I understand." They ran all day as fast as their horses could keep, and came to the hill town at night, so that they could be fed and rested, and the knights could sleep in every kind of uncomfortable bed.People who are not used to riding horses find that they can't even walk.The inhabitants there had never heard of dragons, only that a group of rich strangers had suddenly appeared and offered gold and silver for oats and beds, and the splendor and horror of the whole thing was too much for them to bear. Before dawn, the knight left.Onefah Beach is about a hundred miles away from Ruis Bay.On the second day, climb up the low pass of the Farien Mountains and descend from the west.Ye Nai was one of Lebannin's most trusted officers, he rode in front of the crowd, Tosla was in the rear, and Lebannin led several key members.Half asleep in the dull silence before morning, he rode his horse forward at a trot pace, only to be awakened by a rush of horseshoes head-on.Ye Nai returned, Li Bainan looked up at the direction of Ye Nai's finger. A group of people are walking out of the woods on the top of the open hillside. Through the clear half-bright sky, they can see the pass along the way. The dark mountains on both sides are crowded with the dark red light of the cloudy sunrise in the early morning. But they are facing west. "That's closer than Resby," Yen Nai said, "about fifteen miles." Although Tehanu's mare was petite, she was the best horse. She insisted that she should lead the crowd. If Tehanu didn't stop her, the horse would keep pushing her way to the front of the team.Lebannen pulled the big horse to a stop, and the mare immediately stepped forward, so Tehanu stood by Lebannin's side, looking in the direction he was looking. "The forest is burning," Lebannin said to her. Lebannen could only see the scarred half of her face, so she seemed to be staring blindly, but Tehanu saw it, and the clawed hand that held the rein trembled.Burnt children are afraid of flames, he thought. What cruel, cowardly folly did he have to say to the girl, "Talk to the dragon and save me!" and lead the girl straight into the fire? "Let's turn around." Li Bainan said. Tehanu raised his good hand and pointed. "Look, look!" A little spark and a little embers in the fire rose from the black line-like pass, eagle-shaped flames soared, and a dragon flew straight towards it. Tehanu stood straight up from the saddle and uttered a shrill, hoarse cry, like a seabird or a falcon.But what she yelled was: "Mediyou!" The giant beast approached at a terrifying speed, its slender and thin wings flapped almost lazily, lost the reflection of the firelight, and seemed to be black or copper in the gradually brightening sky. "Hand up your horses," Tehanu said in a hoarse voice, when Lebanon's gray gelding saw the dragon, shook violently, shook its head and backed away.Lebannen reined in his horse, but behind him another horse neighed in terror, and he heard a commotion and the sound of the groom.The wizard Obsidian ran forward and stood beside Lepinan's horse.A group of people on horseback, or on the ground, stop to watch the dragon come. Tehanu called out the word again.Long Fei turned a corner, slowed down, stopped and hovered in the air about fifty feet away. "Mediyo!" Tehanu called, and the answer came like a prolonged echo: "Mai-di-yu!" "What does that mean?" Lebannin asked Obsidian, leaning over. "Sister, brother," whispered the wizard. Tehanu dismounted, threw the reins to Ye Nai, and walked towards the small slope where the dragon was hovering. The dragon's slender wings flapped quickly and shortly like a falcon, but the wings were fifty feet wide in total, and when they flapped, they made a big drum or a sound. The clacking sound of copper hitting.As she approached, a small coil of fire emerged from the dragon's long, fangs and wide-open mouth. She holds out her hand.Not the slender brown hand, but the burned claw.The scars on her arms and shoulders prevented her from lifting fully, only at head height. Lowering slightly in the air, the dragon lowered its head and touched Tehanu's hand with its thin, splayed, scaly proboscis.Like a dog or an animal welcoming and sniffing, thought Lebannin, like an eagle descending on the wrist, like a king paying homage to his queen. Tehanu and the dragon each spoke briefly in cymbal-like voices.There was another burst of conversation, silence, and the dragon continued to speak.Obsidian listened intently.Talk again.A puff of smoke emerged from the dragon's nostrils, and the woman's handicapped and shriveled hands stiffened and compared dignifiedly, and said two words clearly. "Bring her here." The wizard translated in a low voice. The dragon flapped its wings vigorously, lowered its long head, hissed once more, spoke again, then jumped into the air, passed Tehanu high, turned, circled, and flew straight to the west like an arrow. "The Dragon calls her the Daughter of the Longevity," whispered the wizard as Tehanu stood still, watching the dragon go. Tehanu turned around, in the gray morning light, in front of the vast mountain forest, he looked small and fragile.Lebanin dismounted from his horse and hurried up to her, expecting her to be exhausted and terrified, so he reached out to help her walk, but she smiled.Her face, half terrifying and half beautiful, glowed red with the sun that hadn't yet risen. "They won't attack anymore, they will wait in the mountains." Tehanu said. She finally looked around, as if she didn't know where she was, Lebannen took her arm, she allowed, the flame and the smile lingered on her face, and her steps were more light. The groom was pulling the horse, and the horse had already started to chew the dew-dropped green grass, Obsidian, Tosla and Ye Nai circled around Tehanu, keeping a respectful distance.Obsidian said, "Lady Tehanu, I have never seen such a brave act." "Me too," said Tosla. "I'm scared," said Tehanu in an emotionless voice, "but I call him brother and he calls me sister." "I cannot understand all that you say," said the wizard, "I do not know the Old Tongues as well as you do. Can you tell us what you say?" She opened her mouth slowly, her eyes turned towards the west where the dragon flew.As the east gradually brightened, the distant dark red flame also faded. "I said, 'Why are you burning the king's island?'" It said, "It's time we got back to the island. ’ I said, ‘Does the Longevity want you to take it by fire? ' It says that Kailasim the Longevity and Om Iriam have gone to the West of the West to ride the Wind.The young dragon who stayed behind in the wind of the world said that humans broke their oaths and stole the dragon's land.They told each other that Kailasim would never come back, and they would not wait any longer, and they would drive the Men out of all the Western Isles.But recently Om Irian came back and was in Parn, and I told him to bring Irian.It said that Irian would come to Kailasim's daughter. "