Kael, who had once been an interpreter of the schism between Weavers and Listeners, now found himself in a new and more challenging role. He was not an interpreter of the map, but of his community’s fear. He saw how they looked upon the intricate web of light and shadow with a mixture of awe and terror, and he recognized in their eyes the seeds of a new and more dangerous dogma. He recognized that his role was not just to translate the universe, but to translate his people to themselves.