Alycone reflects on Philomela's childhood and her all-important task. An ancient and fearsome goddess blocks Chise's path on the way to the Sargant family home and demands tribute that was promised a year ago.
A pile of decaying twigs and 
leaves, death and winter.
،يا كومة الأغصان والأوراق الذّابلة
.والموت والشّتاء
Anhäufung von Tod, Winter
und verfaultem Astlaub.
Cúmulo de ramas,
hojas, muerte e invierno.
Cúmulo de ramas,
hojas, muerte e invierno.
Le ramassis
de feuilles mortes avant l’hiver…
Agglomerato di morti, di inverni, 
di rami secchi e di foglie marce...
Uma pilha de galhos e folhas
apodrecidos, morte e inverno.
Горстка гниющих ветвей и листьев,
смерть и зима.