Qeya River [m] standing moon

sun eater's deep surprise did not convey upon his face. he watched the boy with a deep sense of rightness. "go now. walk," beside river and in pools of autumn sun, across stone and up into wintry crags until his soul found itself.

"maybe you have new name. when you come back."

and maybe it would not be the lanzadoii man who named him, but the spirits.