Our dearest Yeesha, Last night your mother had a dream... We know that some futures are not cast, by writer or Maker, but the dream tells that D 'ni will grow again someday. New seekers of D 'ni will flow in from the desert, feeling called to something they do not understand. But the dream also tells of a desert bird with the power to weave this new D 'ni's future. We fear such power - it changes people. Yeesha, our desert bird, your search seems to take you further and further from us. I hope that what you find will bring you closer. -Your father, Atrus