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mon。 Only a dim flame of vengefulness�察�and an even dimmer spark of hope that someday he might e home to his friends�察�kept him clinging to the remains of his life。
I am Simon�察�he told´himself until it was hard to remember what that meant。 I won't let them take that。 I am Simon。
The wheel turned。 He turned with it。
Guthwulf did not return to speak to him。 Once�察�as he floated in a haze of misery�察�Simon felt the person who gave him water touch his face�察�but he could not move his lips to make a sound of inquiry。 If it was the blind man�察�he did not stay。
Even as Simon felt himself shrinking away to nothingness�察�the forge chamber seemed to grow larger。 Like the vision the glowing speck had shown him�察�it seemed opened to the entire world´or rather�察�it seemed that the world had collapsed in upon the foundry�察�so that often Simon felt himself to be in many different places at the same moment。
He felt himself trapped upon the empty�察�snow´chilled heights�察�burning with the dragon's blood。 The scar upon his face was a searing agony。 Something had touched him there�察�and changed him。 He would never be the same。
Below the forge�察�but also inside Simon�察�Asu'a stirred。 The crumbled stone shivered and bloomed anew�察�gleaming like the walls of Heaven。 Whispering shadows became golden´eyed�察�laughing ghosts。 Ghosts bee Sithi�察�hot with life。 Music as delicately beautiful as dew´spotted spiderwebs stretched through the resurrected halls。
A great red streak climbed into the sky above Green Angel Tower。 The heavens surrounded it�察�but the other stars seemed only timid witnesses。
And a great storm rolled down out of the north�察�a whirling blackness that vomited wind and lightning and turned everything beneath it to ice�察�leaving only dead�察�silent whiteness in its wake。
Like a man floundering in a whirlpool�察�Simon felt himself at the center of powerful currents with no strength to alter them。 He was a prisoner of the wheel。 The world was turning toward some mighty�察�calamitous change�察�but Simon could not even lift his hand to his burning face。
;Simon。;
The fog was so thick he could not see。 Gray blankness surrounded him。 Who called him�拭�Couldn't they see he needed to sleep�拭�If he waited�察�the voice would go away。 Everyone went away if he waited long enough。
;Simon。; The voice was insistent。
He did not want voices any more。 He wanted nothing except to go back to sleep�察�a dreamless�察�endless sleep。。。。
;Simon。 Look at me。;
Something was moving in the grayness。 He did not care。 Why couldn't the voice leave him be�拭 �Go away。;
;Look at me�察�Simon。 See me�察�Simon。 You must reach out。;
He tried to shut out the troubling presence�察�but something inside him had been awakened by its voice。 He looked into the emptiness。
;Can you see me�拭�
;No。 I want to sleep。;
;Not yet�察�Simon。 There are things you must do。 You will have your rest someday´but not today。 Please�察�Simon�察�look� �
The moving something took on a more definite form。 A face�察�sad and beautiful�察�yet lifeless�察�hovered before him。 Something like wings or flowing garments moved around it�察�barely distinct from the gray。
;Do you see me�拭�
;Yes。;
;Who am I�拭�
;You're the angel。 From the tower。;
;No。 But that doesn't matter。; The angel moved closer。 Simon could see the discolorations on her weathered bronze skin。 ;I suppose it is good you can see me at all。 I have been waiting for you to e close enough。 I hope you can still get back。;
;I don't understand。; The words were too difficult。 He wanted only to let go�察�to float back into uncaring�察�to sleep。。。
;You must understand�察�Simon。 You must。 There are many things I must show you�察�and I have only a little time left。;
;Show me�拭�
;Things are different here。 I cannot simply tell you。 This place is not like the world。;
;This place�拭─�He labored to make sense。 ;What place is this�拭�
;It is 。。。 beyond。 There is no other word。;
A faint memory came to him。 ;The Dream Road�拭�
;Not exactly�此�that road travels along the edge of these fields�察�and even to the borders of the place where I will soon go。 But enough of this。 We have little time。; The angel seemed to float away from him。 ;Follow me。;
;I。。。 I can't。;
;You did before。 Follow me。;
The angel receded。 Simon did not want her to go。 He was so lonely。 Suddenly�察�he was with her。
;You see�察─�she said。 ;Ah�察�Simon�察�I waited so long for this place´to be here all the time� �It is wonderful� �I am free� �
He wondered what the angel meant�察�but he had no strength for more riddles。 ;Where are we going�拭�
;Not where�察�but when。 You know that。; The angel seemed to give off a sort of joy�察�if she had been a flower�察�Simon thought�察�she would have been standing in a patch of sunlight�察�surrounded by bees。 ;It was so terrible those other times when I had to go back。 I was only happy here。 I tried to tell you that once�察�but you could not hear me。;
;I don't understand。;
;Of course。 You have never heard my voice until now。 Never my own voice�察�that is。 You heard hers。;
There were no words�察�Simon realized suddenly。 He and the angel were not speaking as people spoke�察�rather�察�she seemed to give him her ideas and they found a home in his head。 When she talked of ;her�察─�of the other whose voice he had heard�察�he did not perceive it as a word�察�but as a feeling of a protecting�察�holding�察�loving�察�but still somehow dangerous�察�female。
;Who is 'her'�拭�
;She has gone on ahead�察─�the angel said�察�as though he had asked a pletely different question。 ;Soon I will join her。 But I had to wait for you�察�Simon。 It doesn 't bother me�察�though。 I am happy here。 I'm just glad I didn 't have to go back。; Simon felt ;back; as a trapped�察�hurting place。 ;Even before�察�when I first came here�察�I never wanted to go back 。。。 but she always made me。;
Before he could question further´before he could even decide whether�察�in this strange dream�察�he wanted to question further´Simon found himself in the tunnels of Asu'a。 A familiar scene spread before him´the fair´haired man�察�the torch�察�the spear�察�the great glittering something that lay just beyond the archway。
;What is this�拭�
;Watch。 It is your story´or part of it。;
The spearman took a step forward�察�every inch of him aquiver with fearful expectation。 The great beast did not move。 Its red claw lay curled on the ground just a few paces before his feet。
Simon wondered if the beast slept。 His own scar�察�or the memory of it�察�stung him。
Run away�察�man。 he thought。 A dragon is more than you can know。 Run away��
The spearman took another cautious step�察�then stopped�察�Simon was suddenly closer�察�looking into the wide chamber as though he saw through the eyes of the golden´haired man。 What he saw was at first hard to take in。
The room was huge�察�with a ceiling that stretched up beyond the limits of the torchflame。 The walls had been blasted and melted by great fires。
It's the forge�察�Simon realized。 Or that's what it is now。 This must be the past。
The dragon lay sprawled across the cavern floor�察�red´gold�察�as though the countless scales mirrored the torchlight。 It was larger than a house�察�its tail a seemingly endless coil of looping flesh。 Great wings stretched from its haunches to the elongated spurs behind its front claws。 It was magnificent and terrifying in a way that even the ice´dragon Igjarjuk had not been。 And it was pletely and utterly dead。
The spearman stared。 Simon�察�floating in a dream�察�stared。
;Do you see�拭─�the angel whispered。 ;The dragon was dead。;
The spearman took a step forward to prod the inert claw with his spear。 Reassured�察�he moved into the great chamber of melted stone。
Something pale lay beneath the dragon's breast。
;It's a skeleton�察─�Simon whispered。 ;A person's skeleton。 ;
;Hush�察─�the angel said in his ear。 ;Watch。 This is your story。;
;What do you mean�拭�
The spearman moved toward the pile of white bones�察�his lingers tracing the sign of the Tree in the air。 The shadow of his hand leaped across the wall。 He leaned close�察�still moving slowly and stealthily�察�as