: Elgun looked at her, his eyes like polished obsidian. "You seek a way out," he rasped, "but to see the path, you must first carry a secret."
Elgun did not speak to men, for he carried the Legend said he was the keeper of a "Goygol" (a celestial secret) that kept the mountain from crumbling. The phrase "Sığyıb üstüvə sirlər" was whispered by the elders whenever they saw his silhouette against the moon—they believed the very scars on his back were maps to lost gold and forgotten wars. The Trial of the Mist Sen Tek Canavarsan Sigiyib UstuvЙ™ SirlЙ™r
As Aysel took the stone, she felt a heavy coldness enter her heart—a thousand years of mountain history rushed into her mind. She understood then why he stayed alone. To know everything is to be unable to walk among those who know nothing. : Elgun looked at her, his eyes like polished obsidian
