<strong>Eshalu - talking to Aeryn at the Quartermaster's post</strong><br/><br/>"I do not doubt the accuracy of drawings which guide you - though they do not seem to be practical. If a forest fire burns, or a stream's course changes, the whole drawing must be made anew," Eshalu mused, "but you should put concerns of your clan behind you - the island calls and you cannot afford to have your attention divided. Your clan's affairs will be here upon your return and your position certainly stronger for having many new stories to tell."<br/><br/>She raised a crossbow quarrel to inspect it, "Such strange arrows," she remarked "but you are certainly a better archer than I am. Your people think all of us have mastered the art of the bow, but it would be impossible to perfect the discipline of each weapon in a single lifetime. The Mistress of the Bow told me almost immediately that I didn't have the patience or the nerves to be an archer. Anyways, my destiny had been written in the stars - the Way of the Track called to me from even before I joined the Lodge."