“Using the sky-map has often been the way people have been able to travel the land without a map.” It was her father speaking. “As travellers, we really never had any need of it.”
“While that may be true to the Flanders, sir, up here, the land is pretty much as you see it. Aside from the mountains, there is little else to use as a guide. The stars are eternal; they will always be there for us.”
Zya looked at her father, gazing at the night sky. “Father, you know how to travel by the stars? How come you have never mentioned it?”
Tarim turned from the stars to look at his daughter. “You have never needed it, Zya. As travellers, we have always had the maps and the knowledge of our people to guide us; those who have gone before.”
“What about now? Could I learn how to read the stars at a gu
