Tristan nodded, accepting her explanation.  It made sense and he had no reason to doubt her.  She knew more of these things than any scolar in the palace could hope to.<br/><br/>And the eventual sound of the river brightened him, especially as it came in concert with the Moon's decent and the lightening of the sky before dawn.<br/><br/>"I'm not sure I've ever been quite so glad to see the Sun rise," he murmured as they came within sight of the river and the waiting flat bottomed boats.