VI
Great Eastern Road twenty years earlier.The visit to the shaman took place half a dozen years later. Only the three indigenous peoples of Uv-Polin, the so-called Ancient Peoples, mastered magic. The Gems charged a lot for their services; as for the Stoltzts, only a handful of them had power. In both peoples, they were at the top of the hierarchy of their domains. Only Bawck Shamans were widespread enough to trade extensively in magic. By gathering all his wealth in gold and jewelry, Jensen was rich enough to afford the services of one of them. He hoped, however, that he would be satisfied with the stones he would collect from Deirane's body. The peasant was willing to let him have them all if he could rid his daughter of the burden.
Early one morning, Jensen put his daughter on the ca
