Chapter 22 Summary

Christopher tells his tale to Kira, beginning with the day that he was reportedly carried off by beasts. In the days when Katrina was still carrying Kira in her womb, Christopher was a skilled hunter and respected within the village, with an appointment to the council pending. He had many jealous enemies who wanted his seat on the council, and on the day of the great hunt, a man attached him from behind, clubbing, stabbing and blinding him, leaving him for dead.

Christopher was dragged to the Field of Leaving, half-dead and delirious with pain. Strangers came in the night and comforted him, carrying him to their faraway village to heal him. There, he was able to regain his strength, though he would never be able to see again. The village was populated with injured people from other surrounding villages, and its citizens...