( Dear esane and friend Gulan.
By the time you read this letter, there is a lot of chances that I will be already far, by distance, if it's not in existence. If I took the time to write you this letter, this is to make you understand the reasons that made me choose to quit, instead to confront the coup d'etat that I see dawning. After Mary's death, I realized that there was no room in Terkazy for Erydak, the "twenty-seventh tyrant". A significant event happened the night after her death, triggered by the presence of Roland. His presence has unlocked a part of my memory affected by my passage through the Taalus... )