Two nights later, as the fire was burning, Erendiz licked the last bits of cheese off his fingers and said, "You know, I think we lost them for good." Uras took one last look around, She was half asleep by her pipe. Yeliz, who poked the embers idly with a stick, answered. "If we've lost them, why does Uras keep exploring?" Yelis had now learned the names of everyone in the group, and the stories of the Ice people. David was almost asleep, rolled over with his back to the fire.
"We lost them in the Red river," Tumaris said, her fingers clasped behind her head, leaning back looking at the moon-filled sky.
Abigial said, "Stop worrying about the black cavalry and the like." Tumaris continued speaking as though he hadn't spoken, "We're going where the stories come from. How do you think Kars is, The haunted forest and the mountain beyond it?" Tumaris said, looking sleepy. The city and Guva have always been hospitable. I went there once a long time ago, but the Uncanny forest is said to be "Obur" there."
There was a silence. Erendiz was lying there on his back. The woman fell silent and rolled her eyes at them. This made Uras nervous. The woman finally spoke again. "The Black Rider is after all of us, so Guva is in danger too, chasing those who are with Tonka, so we must trust each other on this dangerous journey."
Everyone had a hard time sleeping that night. Uras glanced at the woman out of the corner of his eye. Tumaris might have been right, but if Ewin didn't trust him that much… Still, Uras thought it wouldn't hurt to be cautious. After a while, after the Woman was sure that everyone was asleep, she quietly got up from her bed and made her way to the woods. Uras followed him.
After the woman came to a clearing, Moonlight formed a halo around her. Uras closed his eyes and breathed evenly, paying attention to the woman. The woman began to spin around in the woods with her arms outstretched, her palms facing the sky. It was as if he was performing some kind of dance moves, his rotation was slow at first and then quicker. Uras understood what the woman was doing. He had seen Bilge do this before in Karagöl. Could Tumaris be right? Had they made a mistake in trusting the woman? Blue lights floated around the woman. Finally, when the ritual was over, the Woman turned her head in one direction among the trees.
The woman's head spun and she looked directly into Erendiz's hiding place. Elendiz's Breath caught in his throat; his eyes were as hard as when he threatened them, and the feeling that they could penetrate the thick branches of the leather leaf, as Erendiz began to back up in fear, a root tripped in the dark and barely avoided falling into the dead bushes, which would reveal itself with the crackle of breaking branches. He sped away, panting, on all fours. His heart was beating so fast that it could betray him. Silly! Overhearing a "Helpful"! Finally, Erendiz managed to get back to the place where the others were sleeping, quietly getting between them. Elendiz moved as he fell to the ground and lifted his blanket, Elendiz let out a long, quiet breath. Uras also quietly went back to his bed. Among the others, only Tumaris seemed to have noticed Uras's return.
They were getting ready to leave in the morning. Uras approached Tumaris and whispered, "Hey, you might be right, I saw "Hungry" last night." Tumaris "I told you, we have no reason to trust him." Seeing them whispering, Esin said, "Hey, you two have to hurry." When all the preparations were complete, they were ready to set off again. They had crossed a low hill, and beneath them, only a kilometer away, lay Pasina, through bare trees and the long shadows of evening. Elendiz and Yelis held their breath, trying to smile and gape at the same time. After a long time, they had managed to reach the biggest town inhabited by the Ice people. A wide road stretched east and west of the town, Houses were scattered all over town, most often in the South. "So this is one of the great cities of the Ice people," exhaled Uras, leaning over his horse's neck to look. Tumaris could only nod. How can so many of the Ice people live in one place?"
Yelis was just staring. This place seemed like an ordinary human town to him.
Ewin looked at David, then said, "Pasina."