The seat is lit. The war is over. Adi — the thirdborn-of-thirdborn born to rekindle the throne — gives back the lit seat.
Not to anyone. To the ground.
The civilization is not the throne. It is the hearth. Adi marries Nyota. The Walangila and the Sharifa are joined at a single house. The asiri passes. A child is conceived. The lake breathes.
The closing of The Ironsong Cycle. Mature themes — explicit content.
