Chapter 10: The Ruined ForestYoung Kett of Green Lake made his way to the clearing. As agreed, he brought only his two best men, both cousins. No more than three, they all had agreed. As they stood there, Kett could see at least five other groups coming from all directions into the large clearing. He recognized only a few of the tribes.
Kett shook his head as he realized clearing was the wrong word. The burnt, twisted remains of the giant trees were still here. Destroyed by the arrogance of men who flew anywhere they wished, destroyed what they willed. The Thirteeners, the scum. This was not a clearing, but the scene of a crime by outsiders.
He led both cousins closer to the men standing in the middle of the twisted mess, what was once the haunted forest. He looked on cautiously as the o
