For many decades, Ayla and Ascelin, who became known in the goddess realm as the beautiful fool, lived happily together. The earth below, however, was changing. Mortals were becoming more intelligent and more interesting, and the deities took greater joy in going down to entertain themselves. Like the rest, Ayla was intrigued. Her visions of the mortal realm were most vibrant when the moon was out. It was her special sight in the world. Whatever the moon saw, she saw, and it always seemed the most exciting things happened at night. After a while she decided she and Ascelin would take a trip themselves.
On earth, Ayla acquired the finest robes for both of them. Everywhere they went, mortals were fascinated by the duo. Ayla's charm and beauty were electrifying, but what drew them in was the
