When Huw woke the following day, he saw that Emedius was slightly more coherent and asked him about the Gemwings and why they were taking them to the Vale.
"You did not read all the books in our vast library," answered the weapons master. "If you had, you would have learned a bit more about the Gemwings, but not everything."
"What don"t I know?" persisted Huw.
"The only relevant information I have is that the Gemwings are vital sources of magical renewal, such as renewing your well. How they relate specifically to the Vale, the Magi will not say. The Magi only told me that without the Gemwings, much of the good magic still left in Nostraterra would pass away. With the ascension of Men as the preeminent power in Nostraterra, with their history of greed, war, and destruction, it will take
