Among them was Jana Danesdottir, greatly daring as she left the well-known confines of the Old Settlement and the safety of its walls. She was busily composing words and music to record the great changes she was living through, and hoping to find a way to reunite her family. Perhaps, she thought, Feather and Freya would not disdain the New City, which was bound to be a more open and friendly society than the one dominated by Brettin and the Temple.
Spring was also busy for the scattered tribesfolk, including the River in the east, the Rainbow in the west, and the Storm who travelled the middle marches between the Settlement and the Pale, as well as the few remaining families of the minor tribes. The annual tribal festival and the major meeting—the Allting—were held at the end of spring, w
