Seitforest

If he never returned, Telemark would remember the boy at the moment he vanished into Seitforest.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

All too soon the meadowlands ended, and the trail led him into Seitforest.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

He saw the greenery of Seitforest with-ered, the stately, familiar trees riven from the earth.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

All too soon Jaric wakened from sleep to the sound of rain ham'mering against the eaves of the cabin; come morning, he would have to leave Seitforest.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

Now, such a meager measure of stability was all the boy had to stave off the dev-astation of utter upheaval; the reckoning meted out when Jaric first entered Seitforest had been cruel but just.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

The hollow where the path joined the main trail through Seitforest seemed oddly dark for midday.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

Twilight settled over Seitforest, the gloom beneath the beeches all stillness and indigo shadows between the high crests of the drifts.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

For all of its bewitching magnificence, Seitforest was renowned as the domain of the lawless; none but the des-perate rode its twisted trails without torches and an army of stout retainers.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

He regarded the boy on the bed with faded, weather-creased eyes, and wondered anew what desperate purpose had driven one so helpless to attempt passage through Seitforest alone.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989

Snow fell in Seitforest, each flake more intricate than patterned lace against the dark wool of his mittens; in a circle of lanternlight by the shed, Telemark re-garded the pelts piled on the drag-sleigh.

Stormwarden Wurts, Janny 1989