558 Twenty-sixth Day of the Green Moon ② - Choice of the Three Chiefs

The business of the stalls continued to thrive today.

A lot of customers are pushing me along, headed by Balan's boys. Also, about the red wildlings, so far the information had been laid low, so that never created any strange noise.

In that, there were about two people who took the story of the Red Wildlings. Camua-Josh and Zashma's, "Guardian" combo.

"No, I didn't expect the red wildlings to show up in the woodland settlements. Damn, it's amazing."

Apparently, both names had heard the circumstances from Malstein within today. To avoid being heard by other customers, Camua-Josh has whispered and spoken like that.

The straw zashma also nods yeah nagging in the way it feels.

"But well, Asta is also running into a madalama serpent. All you have to do is face the wolf of Valve and you'll be able to connect with all three beasts of Morga."

"Haha. The serpent in Madarama was about to strangle me."

And yesterday Tia was about to strangle me, but I also decided to let that story lie down for now.

"Well, if you're a forest folk, you won't even have a red wildling. If you have to, you can just throw it away at the forest and mountain borders. So even if Valve and Madarama ate him, I'm sure Morga would have thought of him."

Zashma said that with a cheerful face.

Neither Zashma nor Kamua-Josh were born in Genos after all. I guess I'm not going to take this whole thing so seriously.

It's just that Camua-Josh left these words behind when he left.

"But it's an interesting story to say that the Red Wildlings worship a god other than the Four Gods. If you can, I'd like to exchange words before they dispose of you."

"Really? The daughter of the Red Wildlings is now the keeper of the Lew family."

"No, I'm sure it's not a good idea for the rest of us to scratch this. In the meantime, I'm going to wait and see what the Forestside Chiefs will do."

That's how Camua-Josh walked away to the Blue Sky Dining Room with Zashma.

In fact, they were also invited to the feast of rapprochement that takes place in the Lou family, so they are now staying in Genos, calling it bone break. It was also like a sign that Genos was at peace.

Then came the people who were going to attend the feast again about the time when the hour of Jomtien had passed.

It is a combination of the Castle Town cooks, Roy and Siri-Low.

"Hey, that's a little crackling. Still can't decide what the feast day is?

"Oh, excuse me. In a few moments, I think we'll be clear… for now, it shouldn't be past the 10th of the Blue Moon"

The tenth day of the Blue Moon is the annual Parents' Meeting.

It had only been decided that the feast of rapprochement would be held before it.

"As soon as possible, I'd like you to decide on a day. Because you have a job with us."

Siri-Low, who concealed his face with the hood and collar wrap of his coat, speaks out in disgruntlement.

Looking sideways at it, Roy was shrugging his shoulders.

"I mean, we can't get out of Silver Star Hall the day we have an appointment. If you like, can't you ask me to take that day off?

"Oh, of course. Between 1 and 10 days of the blue moon, let me know if you have an inconvenient day"

"It'll help. Siri-Low has been trying to figure out what to do if it's an inconvenient day."

"I didn't do anything wrong!," Siri-Low said, reddening his eyefront.

Regardless of the veracity of Roy's statement, it is a great pleasure to be able to invite these two to the woodside again.

"Uh, it's okay for you two and Bozzle to attend from there, right?

"Oh. Looks like Tartumai was lost, too, but he said he wouldn't this time. He'd be happy to twist his vanilla around with Varcus."

The Vulcan talked about the difficulty of visiting forestside settlements due to physical problems.

Personally unfortunate, it was nevertheless a pleasant story to be able to invite as many as three people from the castle town.

"Bye. I'm talking about holding a study group on how to handle Hoboi's oil and Chaska in the near future, so please do me a favor."

"Yes, it's nice to meet you."

The Roys were also taking their luggage with them today, so they bought a ton of food.

With the return of the auditors, different gears began to move normally. At this rate, I wanted to deepen my right ties with the people of the West.

And after that, even Sanjula was to show up.

He came to the store the day before the meeting with the auditors. Sanjula, wearing the hood of her cape, laughed at me with a very sorry look on her face.

"Greetings, it's late, I'm sorry. Refraia, it was difficult for me to leave because my treatment had changed."

"Oh, yes. You're now allowed to socialize Refraia, aren't you? I thought Sanjula must be busy."

"... people by the woods, warmth, much appreciated. As soon as I could, I wanted to thank you."

That being said, Sanjula has dripped her head deeply.

Customers who were lined up in the stalls and so on are watching as if they were getting hurt. I rushed to say, "Keep your head up."

"The people by the woods thought that they should reconcile properly with the Count Turan family in order for them to live correctly. It shouldn't be that much appreciated unilaterally."

"But, Refraia, I am finally forgiven for my sins. I, sincerely, am delighted."

"Yeah, I'm glad too. Please continue to support Refraia."

Sanjula, with her face up, smiled happiest ever.

So much so that the women of Matua, who worked together, accidentally rounded their eyes. It was an impossible story for a human being with a contemporary look of Sim's people to move his expression so far.

"Refraia, more than ever, living right in your heart, you will be able to. I'm trying to protect you, even if it's life."

"Yes, and if Sanjula will follow the right path, we will be true friends."

"Sincerely, I encourage.... Um, Lyellfam-Sudra, aren't you angry?

"Huh? Why?

"Me, every day, I go to Asta's stall, I broke my promise. Forestside people, breaking promises, you won't forgive them, will you?

Speaking of which, it seems that Lyelpham-Sudra was asking Yun-Sudra every day if Sanjula was showing up at the stall after he was relieved of his guard duties. Maybe Sanjula's worries weren't so far off either.

"Right. You might want to explain properly what circumstances prevented you from coming to the stall. The gray-haired girl who works in that dining room over there is called Yun-Sudra, and she's a family member of Lyelpham-Sudra, so why don't you tell her over there?

"Yun-Sudra. Got it. … From now on, I want to put it down for a few days, visit the stalls, thinking. Refraia, I'm leaving by your side, I'm worried... because I'm looking forward to Refraia, Guiba food,"

"Yes, and I'd be happy to hear from you about Leflaia."

That's how Sanjula, too, took a lot of Giva food and headed for the dining room. He's supposed to bring the food he purchased straight back to Castle Town, so I guess we'll just exchange words with Yun-Sudra.

Being able to connect with Sanjula and Refraia without worries is, after all, a wonderful and gratifying story for me. The advent of the auditors, who were in danger for a while, also turned out to be beneficial to us.

In that, it is the presence of Tia that has become a new source of concern.

I also want to manage to clean up her problems peacefully in order to have a healthy life in the future. Wishing it that way, I was going to do my day's work.

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That is how time flows too far, and is the limit for returning to the woods.

Heading to the settlement of Luu as usual, there was always a peaceful sight of the street.

The women are engaged in their daily work of cracking firewood and drying Pico leaves, and the toddlers seem to run around having fun. Children a little older, etc. are working on swordsmanship training with wooden sticks, doing tree climbing, or whatever, they look energetic.

Tia was waiting on the spot as she headed to Kamadu's cabin at the main house with a breath of relief at such a sight.

"Asta, you're back"

Follow Grigi's crutches and come closer to me with a chick. There was no expressive expression on that surface either, but the red eyes had a twitching light of joy.

"Asta kept her promise. Tia is so happy."

"Yeah. Because in a forest settlement, falsehood is considered a sin. I'm not gonna lie to you."

"Um," Tia nodded like a child.

From behind, Mother Meer Ray approaches with a smile.

"Welcome to Lew's house, Asta. They're giving us a cooking tour today."

"Ah, yes. Sorry for the sudden talk."

The truth is, we were planning to work on training feast dishes at Fa's house all the way up to Harvest Festival Day. In the meantime, only today are we going to ask Tour-Din and Yun-Sudra for a partitioner to continue that work.

"What are you talking about," Mother Meer Ray laughed at me.

"If Asta's going to take it easy on us, we're all very happy. After Asta told me she couldn't show her face for a while, Rayna was totally screwed up."

"Heh, I'm not gonna get fucked up! It's for an important harvest festival, so it's the only way!

Raina-Lou, who would have a young tone when his family was his opponent, gave him a bright red face and a loud voice.

I'll laugh at you and then I'll turn back to Tia.

"Well, then, I'll get to work. Tia was here, wondering what she was doing?

"Now, I'm not doing anything. Until just now, I was mopping Payfay's fur."

After stating so, Tia pointed out outside the cabin.

As I twist my neck, Barsha smiles and approaches me. Apparently, he was present as Tier's watchman because he didn't look like he was helping out with any of the work.

"The fur I lost is dried outside. Before we get to work, can Asta come with us for a little while?

Me and Tia and Barsha are leaving the cabin once.

That's how you go around the side of the building, and an unexpected sight pops into your eyes. Not only was there fur, but also roughly cut pieces of meat and beautifully washed organs hung from the bars that we gave to the branches of the trees.

"That payfay is how beast meat and organs are made into dried meat just by keeping it exposed to the sun. No trouble, I'm jealous."

Nevertheless, it is quite a mass because it is meat for one head of payfay. The torso is broken in half and the arms and feet are suspended in the same shape. The color was bright red and seemed to have little fat other than the muscles.

The organs, divided into their respective parts, are still hung by wooden bars. He puts a hole through the grass and ties it to the stick. I'm getting used to dealing with organs, but it seemed quite surreal to me that they were hanging from noose.

"Come on, they can eat this guy raw. This little girl was eating all the meat she had left in her bones."

"Payfay is hard to rot because he eats a lot of Lamoramo grass. If it was madalama or lionne or naccia meat, it would rot in a day if it wasn't wrapped in lamoramo leaves"

Saying so, Tia put a crutch on the trunk of the tree.

Seeing that look, Barsha circles her eyes "oops".

"You want me to take something? Then I'll help you."

"No. You mustn't hold people's hand"

I'll tell you what, Tia jumped a little just on her left leg.

It only gained a slight momentum, but only then it reaches about two metres high and succeeds in capturing the fur of Payfay, which had been put on the stick.

That's how when I landed on my left foot alone, I took the crutch and Tia walked over to me again.

"Payfay fur is very sturdy and very soft. For Asta's sake, I chewed it in my head."

"Or did you bite? Is that how the Tiers get rid of their fur?

"If you don't bite, your fur will rot. Don't the people of the woods bite the fur?

The forest folk should have been using sap or something to get rid of Gibba's fur. When I was losing my word, Barsha explained to me with a laugh.

"Even in the mountains of Masala, I don't bite fur. But that's how they get rid of the fur. Sounds like a human spit that won't rot your fur."

"Really? I didn't know that."

Tia, who grabbed Payfay's fur with her left hand, stares at my face.

"The Red People make beds out of Payfay fur. It feels so good because it's so soft when it overlaps a lot. … I would like to give Tia's hunted Payfay fur to Asta as a redemption item"

"Are you sure? I'm very happy..."

"If you're happy, I want you to take it"

Tia's eyes were serious in themselves.

I get punched in the chest by that glimpse of glance, and I try to nod, "Yeah."

"I get it. Receive Tier Redemption Items. Thank you, Tia."

Doing so spread a bright grin on Tia's little face.

This is the first time I've seen Tia smile. It was a very innocent smile that seemed younger than the age of twelve.

"Tia, I'm so happy. I could only redeem Asta for my little fingernails."

"Huh? Still no redemption?

"Naturally. Tia tried to take Asta's life, so this is not acceptable for redemption. Which weight does Asta's life weigh in with Payfay's fur?

While stating so, Tia is still smiling. The reddish eyes were sparkling like jewels, as if they were sparingly sparing feelings of pure joy.

"Then I'll keep the fur a little drier. And I want you to take Payfay's nails too."

And Tia pulled out what was on her hips. It is a familiar, payfay hand and foot nail. It glowed brilliantly black, and the tips and the like were sharp as needles.

"Payfay nails can make holes in meat and fur or crack hard nuts. And if you make arrows with this, you can also bore the scales of Madarama. Very convenient."

"Thank you. That's a beautiful color."

"I scrubbed my nails and nails and polished them. It's so sharp, I want you to be careful not to hurt yourself"

On the palm of my hand, I put my fingernails on Jarrah and Payfay.

The number is twelve, the thickness is less than one centimeter, and the length is all about ten centimeters. It shines black, so it is also like a decoration.

"Now again, I could redeem about my pinky nails. Tia is so happy."

So Tia smiled again and then hooked her fur onto the stick in the same motion as earlier.

Then Tia, who turned to me, turns around and looks sorry.

"But Tia was so sad to hear that the people by the woods were only happy with Giva's meat. Payfay's meat is so powerful, I wanted Asta to take this too"

"Oh, you are.... but that meat hasn't drained blood, has it?

"Mm-hmm. It's been so long since I've been stuck, I couldn't squeeze the blood. Payfay's blood is also very powerful"

"Huh? Do the Tiers drink Payfay's blood?

"If you can't squeeze the blood, keep what's left of the meat in your mouth. So much grace is left in this meat too"

Balsha explained it to me again as I leaned my neck.

"In the mountains of Masala, the blood of snakes and lizards was considered a medicine. The blood of gauze and giva is poisonous, but it can vary from beast to beast."

"Oh, I see. If it's fresh, it can be eaten raw."

But nevertheless, there should be work done to drain blood when processing carons of meat. I was never interested in knowing what it tasted like to have Payfay meat that wasn't drained of blood.

(But I wonder if it's dangerous to mouth strange beast meat. Even edible meat for the Tiers, I don't know what other humans think...)

After I thought about it so much, I felt so weird.

On second thought, for me, Gibba, Karon, Kimmus, and Gama were all unknown beasts. It never seemed out of focus to think that only Payfay would be in danger.

(I'm sure the people in town felt this way when they first ate Giva meat too)

Thinking like that, I turned back to Tia.

"Then I'll talk to the chief and the parents about the meat. If you accept it, accept the meat as a redemption item."

"Is that true?," Tia said, sparkling her eyes.

I laugh back, "Yeah."

"Besides, Tia didn't seem to really like Giva food. If you like, why don't I cook you a meal with that meat tonight?

"I don't need a night meal on Tia. You're going to give your soul back anyway, so the meat is going to be wasted."

"No, I didn't decide to give my soul back -"

"But there's no other way. Tia is so happy to redeem Asta at all while she's alive"

That said, Tia smiled innocently again.

I had the same smile on my face as I had just now, and it didn't stop bringing me pain that would stick to my chest.

I'm sure that thought has come to my expression. Barsha leaned softly in my ear with her head on.

"Don't look so worried. If Donda-Lou was who I expected him to be, he would never tell me that he seemed to snap this girl's neck."

"Yeah... me too, I feel the same way..."

"It's okay. If you weren't Donda-Lou, you wouldn't abandon such a pure daughter child if you were a forest folk. 'Cause this guy... he's closer to the people of the woods than he is to the people of town."

What Barsha is saying is painfully understandable.

But still, the people of the woods had just sworn that they would live as the people of the kingdom. At least, there should never have been anything more than breaking the words offered by Malstein.

(How the hell can I save Tia...... if it was Gazran-Rutim, would any good ideas also come to mind)

Staring at Tia smiling and smiling, I was supposed to have painful thoughts.

The thought was to be cleared up safely only after that evening.

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"... I see. Is that why you got that meat of a beast called Payfay"

Of Pha's house, at night.

Ai-Fa was wearing an agua in her seat today, looking grumpy.

"Yeah, because the Chiefs told me it wouldn't matter. You just said you weren't impressed with eating raw."

"Naturally. If you don't cook Giva's meat, you'll be attacked by a terrible disease. Any beast meat should be avoided as much as possible without passing through the fire"

"Well, can I try the roasted Payfay meat?

Dinner is already ready.

It's just that I had one slice of Payfay meat ready next to Kama.

Ai-Fa remains in a grumpy face, with his head on.

"It doesn't seem to make much sense for the people of the woods to eat the flesh of beasts that are not gibberish.... but well, if payfay is Morga's beast, then perhaps we can say that it is closer to Gibba than beasts like Karon and Kimmus"

"Thanks. Then I'll just bake one slice."

I quickly set up an iron plate on my body and draped a little bit of Leten oil over it. Payfay's meat was lean everywhere, so it was going to burn when it was cooked like this.

In the meantime, it was the meat on my back that I made the choice. I slice it thinly and hang the rest in the pantry. The story was that if you expose yourself to the sun for about three days during the day, you can store it as long as you want later.

The good tone of the economy plays out, and the thin meat quickly stains the ivory.

I sprinkled a small amount of salt and pico leaves on top of it and then I quickly flipped.

"That smells good. But it still smells unique."

It smells different from Gibba, Karon and Kimmus.

Also, I once had the experience of eating sea lions and sheep meat, or a unique fragrance that didn't resemble it.

"... Asta, I'm starving"

"Yeah, I already burned it. Sorry to keep you waiting."

After transferring the roasted meat to the wooden dish and putting out the fire, I returned to my seat.

Kasumi Ai-Fa chants the pre-meal wording. After I recited it, I took the wooden dish again.

"What about I-Fa? Cut it in half if you like."

I don't want it.

Ai-Fa took a plate of 'Kel Grill' and began to satisfy her appetite early.

I'll sneak up on that and then I'll pinch up Payfay's meat with handmade chopsticks.

After all, it is a unique fragrance.

Somehow, I feel like I can feel the scent of vanilla that I haven't even used.

Payfay is hard to rot because he eats a lot of lamolamo leaves, Tia said, but is it possible that the smell of the leaves he eats stays in the meat, etc.

(Well, whatever it is, you gotta try it)

I chewed off the edge of the meat cut into ovals in small pieces.

Is the hardness of the meat anything more than a caron, less than a giva?

I chew that with my back teeth and the gravy floods in whispers.

The gravy is sweet.

It was also kind of an incredible sweetness, not just the sweetness of ordinary meat, but also the sugar content of the fruit.

"I wonder what. It tastes so strange."

It doesn't resemble Gibba, Karon, or Kimmus.

Or not like any meat in the world.

It has a fruity sweetness and even a twinge acidity - it had a really strange taste.

Flesh is elastic and hard to get rid of chewing or chewing.

However, it is not muscular and has a very pleasant texture.

And the more you chew, the more sweetness and flavor you expand. Very rich flavour.

"I haven't drained blood, but it doesn't smell, and this is fine meat. I'm also convinced Tia was chewing on me."

When I looked more at Ai-Fa while stating it that way, my beloved parent was staring at my face.

Silent people, the mood comes through with a twinge. I put the freshly eaten meat back in the wooden dish and made Ai-Fa laugh.

"If you like, shall we also prepare for the i-fa?

"It's an unwanted favor," Ai-Fa said, putting an iron skewer up on my plate.

That's how I snatch the meat I'm about to eat and throw it all in my mouth.

"Parents, isn't that too badly behaved?

"Weird," he replied, then Ai-Fa chewed the meat.

Its eyes slowly open to surprise.

"... didn't this meat only use salt and pico leaves?

"Yeah. And yet you're so rich in flavor."

"... maybe there's no wonder we're going to work together among Morga's three beasts"

This was a strange meat, enough to make me say so with stubborn eye-fa.

However, Ai-Fa remains as grumpy looking as ever.

"But I've never seen a beast like that in the woods. Like the three beasts, that beast will not come down from the mountains, either. Then it's a useless long product for us."

"Right. But I'm glad the redemption from Tier is delicious meat."

"Hmm," snorted Ey-Fa, rinsing the soup with a steep trick.

I breathe heavily as I lower the empty wood dish down to the rug.

"You're worried about Tia, too, Ai-Fa. I feel the same way."

Ai-Fa tried to answer nothing.

I don't want to say that I'm worried about the end of Tia, etc., but I can't even tell a lie, so I guess I couldn't answer. Still, I never misjudged why I'm so grumpy. I also couldn't wait to worry about Tia's fate.

(I guess the quickest way to do this is to leave Tia on the border between the woods and the mountains. Then I can keep what Malstein says, because Tia herself will be convinced)

But it is synonymous with returning Tia's soul to Morga. As Tia said, it didn't seem very good to me, not to be a hunter, to be able to fathom a madalama serpent with such a body.

The Chiefs finally barked "baugh" when we finished our supper with such thoughts about what fate we would give Tia. At the same time, the doorboard of the front door is slammed.

Ai-Fa gained momentum like it had been played and headed towards the doorway.

Sink the overlaid dish in water strewn in an iron pan, and then I rush after it, too.

That's how the doorboard opened, and the lavish laugh of gahaha echoed.

"We'll get in the way later! Looks like you've been doing well, it's Asta to Ai-Fa!

"Is that Dan-Rutim? Why are you in Fa's house?

"Uhm! I was in the Chiefs' meeting, too! Because of this, I wanted to worship the faces of Astas, and I took the role of messenger! Gazlan left first to show Ama Min himself, but I said hello to both of you!

"... I stopped by anyway, so I didn't need a messenger."

While stating so, Birdu-Fow has also risen into the earth.

Furthermore, from then on, even the tiny figure of Tia appears.

Tia was nagging, her long forehead on her face, hiding that look.

"So what decision did the chiefs make?

When I asked him suddenly, Dan-Rutim laughed again gahaha.

"Of course this girl returns it to the mountains of Morga! Besides, is there a way out? That's the code of Genos, and that's what he wants!

"So... I'll leave you at the border between the woods and the mountains, then?

"Uhm! We can only go that far, so we'll have to go back on our own."

I almost lost my strength from my knees.

Ai-Fa is biting her tight lips.

Dan-Rutim was only laughing cheerfully in return for us like that.

"But I'm not returning this one to Morga until I've got enough power back on me!

"Huh? What is that?"

"As it is, will this one be in the hands of Madarama or his compatriots, and he will return his soul? So I decided to keep my figure in a forest settlement until my leg wounds healed and I regained my full strength."

I'm going to be surprised again.

Ai-Fa also, surprisingly, is looking back at Dan-Rutim.

"But... Marquis Genos would have stated that his daughter should be disposed of?

"The lord of Genos said, Don't treat him as a beast of the field! And you also said that you would forbid me to drop you off in town or welcome you as a fellow citizen by the woods. But if you're talking about keeping the pattern until the wound heals, and returning it to Morga afterwards, there's nothing inconvenient about it, right?

That being said, Dan-Rutim sneezed Tia's head around.

"Let's say, for example, that a Valve wolf or a Maddalama serpent has taken a deep toll and flowed down a river of rants! Still, we're not supposed to treat them rough unless they rip their fangs off to the people by the woods! So, if he had the right heart, he would have tried to give it back to Morga Mountain by the same means as he did this time?

"Maybe... Is that how Dan-Rutim convinced me to ambush the Chiefs?

"I didn't persuade you to stick around. That's what I would do, and I just made you state that everyone would do the same. Whatever it is, I've been saved twice by Valve's wolf! The three beasts of Morga are never just vicious beasts!

"Right," Birdu-Fow nodded, too.

"It's clear to everyone that this girl has the right heart. The chiefs, too, had not yet troubled to set the course. Of course, me, Baym and Rutim's parents feel the same way."

"Uhm! The Astas talked about beating down a madalama serpent before, but is that because they were threatened with life? He also once stripped Asta of his fangs, but this is how he deeply regrets his actions, so he doesn't need to be treated roughly.... Even the Astas would think so?

"Yes, of course!

I fell on my knees under the tier as I was moved by my appeasement.

"Good for you, Tia. You'd be comfortable with this, too, wouldn't you?

"... Tia deeply appreciates the warmth of the people by the woods"

Tia, deeply nagging, was killing her voice and crying.

She cried all the time, pounding tears on her bizarre tattooed engraved cheeks.

"If we can live as Morga's children again, there is no more joy than that... If the people of the outside world forgive Tia's sins and Tia regains her power as a hunter, our compatriots will welcome Tia into Morga again..."

"Good, then. Patience until your legs heal."

"Uhm... but before that, Tia has to redeem another sin"

Tia looked up and stared at me with her eyes wet in tears.

"By the time the leg wounds heal, redeem the sins committed against Asta... so Tia finally qualifies to return to Morga"

"Wait a minute. You're not gonna sit in Fa's house until then, are you?

Tia looked back at you strangely as Ai-Fa asked in a harsh voice.

"If you're not by Asta, you can't redeem your sins. I only put up with Asta when she goes down to town, so you don't have to worry about anything"

"Don't let the fool out! How long do you think it's gonna take for your wounds to heal? Until then, you want me to stay at Fa's house!?

"When Tia's father's brother broke his leg bone, he was regaining his original strength in about a hundred days. So I'm sure Tia will be able to regain her strength in about that much time."

That said, Tia smiled with a wet face in tears.

"During that hundred days, Tia redeems Asta for her sins. If there is any calamity to come and return your soul for Asta, it is Morga's will again"

"Uhm! You're a fine man! That's why we decided to give you back to Morga, too!

Ai-Fa's grumbling voice was to be undone by Dan-Rutim's laughter.

It seemed that Fa's house had thus been decided to welcome strange cohabitants who were not family members.