The prince lay dead, his heart pierced by his own brother’s arrow. The wolf and the falcon watched over him.
“Fetch the Living Water,” said the wolf.
The falcon flew beyond the thrice-nine lands, into the thrice-tenth kingdom. He found the Living Water under the shade of a young apple tree in the first garden of the world. He poured it over the prince’s wounds, and they faded away as though they never were. The prince came to life again…
-From “The Tale of the Deathless and the Living Water” (Old Tales: Book II)
CHAPTER FIVE
The StoryThough the darkness that swallowed the sun soon dissipated, it took the greater part of the day to calm Vasyllia. After ensuring Lebía was well, Voran put on full armor and joined the ranks of his brother-warriors as they attempted to calm the people and
