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Leaders of clans and tribes stood on the beach, day after day, begging for mercy with their ships packed with gold.

When they wanted to take us by force, the Goddess caused a thirteen-day storm to fall on them, which sank their boats and their gold, so they left and never returned.

There are no other books about men. There is no information about the continent and what happened there in these hundred years. But I know what Mr. Tastaren tells me.

I know of these strange people he calls 'wolves' and who easily conquered all the clans and tribes because of a devastating winter that swept all the cities.

Here on the island there is no snow and ice or scorching heat.

The Goddess protects us.

The weather is always pleasant. The fruits sprout all year round on trees and bushes. We have small vegetable gardens. We eat flowers and seeds. And I hunt small animals that add a stronger flavor to broths, stews and soups.

I like it here. I like the Sisters and the Mothers. But I can't silence the cu