Village of Kashan and City of Gayjur: Third-Fifth Na'alpa, Naples: 2060 Summary

Village of Kashan and City of Gayjur: Third-Fifth Na'alpa

D.W.'s illness is very serious and everyone scrambles to try and figure out the best way to proceed. The Runa only know of sickness of the heart; wanting something that you cannot have. D.W. makes it through the night, and the humans plan to send Sofia and Marc to the lander for supplies after the Runa villagers leave for a harvest of pik root. As always, Anne voices her skepticism about taking the trip.

Supaari VaGayjur passes through a vibrant city, bustling with activity. He thinks about how, in his position as a third-born, he is excluded from certain rights in society, most importantly, child rearing. His only way around this rule is...