Anne has challenged Hugh to a competition. She tries to think of a motif that might delight Noah, who still loves and misses Lord Herbert. When the time comes, Noah looks at the sugar confections before him and the one he quickly takes in his hand is...
The obsidian I was born from was embedded 
in the hilt of a sword forgotten to time.
.السبج الذي وُلدت منه كان مغروسًا في مقبض سيف منسي
Der Obsidian,
aus dem ich geboren wurde,
Nací de la obsidiana incrustada
en la empuñadura de una espada olvidada.
Nací de la obsidiana incrustada
en la empuñadura de una espada olvidada.
Mon obsidienne d’origine était incrustée
dans la poignée d’une épée rouillée.
L'ossidiana da cui sono nato
A obsidiana da qual nasci estava presa
à empunhadura de uma espada esquecida.
Обсидиан, из которого я родился,
украшал рукоять старинного меча.