Chapter 161

"Goodness and blessing do not always come in the guise of beauty or in the countenance of pleasantness. There are gemstones beneath unsightly ores and geodes; strength from the consuming of bitter greens; roses that are deep in the midst of many thistles; sweet flesh of fruits in the heart beyond coarse and scaly skins; heart brimming with kindness and compassion under the visage bearing many scars."

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Ends of the Irwischnell Woods,

By the Southern Banks of the Vale of Lynnelle,

North to the Kingdom of Hyll-Decanta,

Fair Eventide,

Second Mounday of the Second month,

Fiftieth Year of the Reign of Adon Vericus IV