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    • Chapter 24: Part Two — 6. The Staff of Law Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Linden Avery and her companions—Liand, the Ramen Cords, Stave, and Anele—collapsing onto the ground after surviving a traumatic passage through a *caesure*, a time-distorting Fall. Exhausted and disoriented, they struggle to recover, with Linden finding solace in the warmth and solidity of the earth beneath her. The Ranyhyn, their great horses, remain composed, while the ur-viles quietly confer. Stave urges Linden to assess their surroundings, emphasizing the need to avoid…
    • Chapter 22: Part Two — 4. Heedless in Rain Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Linden Avery and Stave return to the Ramen encampment during a violent storm, both physically and emotionally battered. Riding their Ranyhyn through relentless rain and wind, they arrive exhausted, with Linden barely clinging to consciousness. Stave, though weakened by his wounds, manages to dismount, but Linden is so frozen and traumatized that she must be pried from her horse. The Ramen and Liand rush to aid them, recognizing the severity of their condition. The storm’s malice seems almost sentient,…
    • Chapter 20: Part Two — 2. Dangerous Choices Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with the arrival of Sahah, a wounded Cord, at the Verge of Wandering, carried by her companions on a travois. Despite her severe injuries, she has survived due to the miraculous healing properties of hurtloam, a rare and potent mud that mends wounds with preternatural speed. Linden Avery, the protagonist, is astonished by the hurtloam’s power as she uses it to treat Stave, a Haruchai warrior, whose injuries begin to heal rapidly. However, Stave’s dislocated hip remains a problem,…
    • Chapter 21: Part Two — 3. The Will of the Ranyhyn Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin In this chapter, Linden Avery confronts Stave, a Haruchai Master, about her determination to rescue her son Jeremiah, who was taken by Lord Foul. Despite Stave’s warning that her actions could doom the Earth, Linden refuses to yield, asserting her resolve to proceed regardless of the consequences. Stave, though disapproving, chooses not to stop her, acknowledging past mistakes in doubting her and opting to inform the other Masters instead. Linden is left with the grim realization that her enemies now…
    • Chapter 19: Part Two — 1. Spent Enmity Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Linden Avery, the protagonist, faces a critical moment as she tends to Stave, a severely injured Haruchai, in a Ramen shelter. Despite her exhaustion and emotional turmoil, she recognizes that his life depends on her intervention. Stave, conscious but in agony, pleads with her not to heal him, fearing the shame of being saved after his perceived failures. Linden, however, refuses to accept his resignation, arguing that his failures were inevitable given the Haruchai’s limited numbers and isolation. She…
    • Chapter 18: Part One — 12. The Verge of Wandering Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Linden Avery is overwhelmed by grief and confusion after witnessing Thomas Covenant’s spirit being violently dismissed while attempting to reach her. Despite the Ramen’s care for the unconscious Anele, Linden is consumed by despair, unable to process the cruelty of Covenant’s silencing and the parallels to her son’s suffering. Liand and Stave try to comfort her, but she remains detached, fixated on Covenant’s plea for help. A poultice of amanibhavam briefly stirs her, reminding her of her mission…
    • Chapter 16: Part One — 10. Aided by Ur-Viles Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Linden Avery, exhausted from supporting Anele, realizes he holds crucial knowledge about the lost Staff of Law, though she cannot fathom how. Anele, the ancient son of Sunder and Hollian, briefly regains clarity, expressing his despair over failing to find the Staff in his cave. Stave, a Haruchai, distrusts Anele, while the ur-viles react cryptically to the conversation. Anele, now more composed, climbs the rift alone, refusing further aid, and Stave reluctantly lets him go under the Ramen’s watch.…
    • Chapter 17: Part One — 11. Hints Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter opens with Linden, Liand, and the Ramen breaking camp and journeying eastward along an escarpment toward a mountain gorge. Liand’s doubts about the Ramen are dispelled when he sees his mustang, Somo, unharmed and ready to travel. Meanwhile, Sahah, an injured Ramen Cord, is left behind with companions to recover, sustained by vitrim and the promise of hurtloam. Anele, the old and maddened man, rejoins the group after wandering off, muttering incoherently, his blindness and confusion hinting at…
    • Chapter 14: Part One — 8. Into the Mountains Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Linden Avery and her companions, Liand and Anele, begin their ascent into the mountains, though Linden struggles to maintain her stamina despite the healing properties of Hurtloam. Their journey takes a hopeful turn when they discover a cluster of aliantha, a resilient and nourishing plant that thrives even under the Sunbane. The berries rejuvenate Linden, and she takes care to scatter their seeds, ensuring future growth. However, the urgency of their flight from the Haruchai presses them onward, as the…
    • Chapter 15: Part One — 9. Scion of Stone Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin The chapter "Scion of Stone" follows Linden Avery and her companions—Liand, Stave, and the mad old man Anele—as they flee through a treacherous mountain cleft, pursued by a pack of savage kresh (giant wolves). Linden, weakened and disoriented, grapples with her inability to harness the wild magic of Thomas Covenant’s ring, which she wears but cannot control. Stave, a Haruchai Master, urges her not to use the ring, warning of older, darker evils lurking in the mountains. Despite her desperation,…
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