text: [Themes: Fantasy]
  
  > Go downward
  Lornedei drops down into the opening between the roots of the black oak. She tumbles down into cool dark water.
  
  Caves (Among the Restless Roots)
  The space she is in is not more then twice Lornedei's length in any direction. The tangle of roots makes the space seem smaller yet. The pale mass of roots stirs restlessly. Below her, the inky water of the river flows past.
  
  The roots on the south wall have slid apart enough to reveal a narrow passage through rock and soil.
  SPLASH!
  
  > Go upwards
  In the River (By the Cliff)
  The river makes a slight turn, hiding the road from view. A vertical cliff stops her from going any further north in this tunnel of water, trees, and shadows. Above her head is a frayed ribbon of blue sky and at the top of the cliff, the two forests meet. Below and around her there is that play of light and dark, maybe just a little bit darker. South takes her back around the bend. Looking down she can see an opening in the cliff.
  A dry black leaf drops from the forbidden forest into the water right in front of Lornedei. It bobs up and down a couple of times before it floats away downstream.
  
  > Go south
  In the River (Between the Forests)
  The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river. To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
  A dry black leaf drops down on Lornedei's shoulder. With a grimace, she flicks it with a finger to get rid of it.
  
  > go south
  In the River (By the Road)
  The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water. She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
  
  > Go east
  Aarkland (Billowing Field)
  The grass grows waist high. Touched by sun, wind, and rain, it patiently waits for the farmers that will not come. The edge of the old forest lies close by to the north. To the south, a big pile of stones rises above the grass. The road is back west.
  
  > Dig
  What do you want Lornedei to dig?
  
  > dig the ground
  (the ground)
  The ground is too hard to dig in this place.
  
  > go south
  Aarkland (On the Unholy Stones)
  The collection of stones is over ten paces from edge to edge. The top has been flattened to create a platform and that is where Lornedei stands. No new stones have been added in several hundred years. Despite the lack of activity, nothing grows near the stones.
  
  There are powers here that make it easier for her to use her magic. You can make her see what hides around her. She will see the world as it is, what hides beyond what the eye can see.
  
  She can go north to the field or northwest back to the dusty road. Lornedei is waiting for your command.
  
  > Search stones
  There is nothing on the unholy stones.
  Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
  
  > reach the stones
  Lornedei reaches down in the ground by her feet. She shuts her eyes and lets her mind touch the stones one by one. One lost name after another flies through her mind like a swarm of insane and vicious insects. Hundreds, thousands of names of men, women and children. Each one has a history, a life led in pain or ignorance, but they all share the same pain. The same longing, the same sorrow, the same terrible fate. Crying, she drops to her knees.
  "These people were all severed. Their names were stolen, ripped away from their souls. They did not all deserve this fate, I am sure. These names belong to the spirits Master, but they can never be whole again. Never!" Lornedei takes a deep breath and gets back up on her feet.
  
  Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
  
  > Wave bone
  Lornedei frowns. She is not quite sure what it is that you wish her to do.
  
  > break the bone
  She gives you a quick glance but shakes her head.
  Lornedei shakes her foot to get rid of a painful stone from her sandal.
  
  > Heal bone
  She cannot heal things that are not alive.
  Lornedei glances up at you, uncertain.
  
  > go to the west
  In the River (By the Road)
  The river runs from north to south. Ahead of her, the glittering water becomes shaded by the two forests. The forbidden forest on the left and the still green old forest on the right. The river disappears out of sight perhaps a hundred paces into the tunnel of trees, water, and shadows. The dusty road is east, where she can get out of the water. She can also dive down to the bottom of the river.
  Lornedei slowly turns around in the water. She looks down through the surface, then up at the trees. She mutters under her breath.
  
  > Go north
  In the River (Between the Forests)
  The forbidden forest is to the west and the old forest to the east. The river flows back south and down takes her to the bottom of the river. To the north the river disappears out of sight around a bend, and there is a slight opening in the trees to the east.
  
  > Go west
  What makes you think that she wants to be nearly drowned in there again? Especially as the passage under the giant black oak is open.