
Rumours from southern travellers had brought you, Chingatok, across water and ice to the coast of Greenland. They speak of pale people arriving on floating islands with trees, wings, and a mountain that breathes smoke. You step into this one-chapter preview with Toolooha at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The plank joined the ice edges while the two peoples waited on opposite sides. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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