One East, the other West CHAPTER VI
Osondel, who had listened with some interest to the Spinning Wheel's tale, now turned to Cobalt Thread in order to listen to his story of what happened to him in the seven days of his journey. The Black Stag householder spoke, beginning his tale:
“After walking through the door, I came before a stairway, and beyond that a light. Having passed through this second gateway, I realized I had come to the surface, in the open, to the entrance of a dell enclosed on each side by high mountains. There were two fortified villages perched at the feet of the mountains, one East, the other West. I saw a little further, in the middle of a field, a battle raged, and the armies bore the standards of the two villages.
While I was busy looking at the battle, a Tree
