The writing of Sellenria II is moving along.

The writing of Sellenria II is moving along. It takes up the story of how Stenn's ancestor Jonan came to be on Sellenria and explores how events can be surprisingly different than the legends told centuries later. Here, Perrhen is telling of the legends of even more ancient figures in the Kir Leth civilization.

"Gleomere was Polnedra's greatest creation. In some tales, that was literally true, in that she shaped him to be beautiful, and admirable, and quick, and intelligent, and then imbued him with a portion of her own creative spirit. Others tell of how he was her student, trained by her to one day succeed her as leader of the Kir Leth. It depends on whether one considers Polnedra to be literally divine or only figuratively. In either case, Gleomere desired to surpass his creator and grew restive and resentful living in her shadow.

"One story that illustrates their rivalry involves the Oomlies. One day, Polnedra was feeling both creative and whimsical. She breathed on a seed, which she then planted in a grove deep in the woods. Eighteen years passed eighteen times - Polnedra is very patient and subtle - as the seed grew into a tree. Polnedra visited the grove from time to time to encourage and guide the tree, for she had the knowledge to influence living things to grow as she desired. When it bore fruit, she planted the seeds in expanding circles around the mother tree, so they could exchange, hmm, codes of life? I do not know this word in your tongue."

"Pollen? Spores?" suggested Jonan, who had never had a deep interest in biological systems.

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