He had wanted so hard to Escape, to find the stars. And all he had found was a new prison.

And what would they be scared of? There's nothing to fear in a perfect world, is there?

He had wanted so hard to Escape, to find the stars. And all he had found was a new prison.

Only the man who has known freedom Can define his prison.

Underground, the stars are legend.

Where are the leaders?' Sapphique asked. 'In the fortresses,' the swan replied. 'And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.' 'And the craftsmen?' 'Forging machines to challenge the darkness.' 'And the Wise, who made the world?' The swan lowered its black neck sadly. 'Dwindled to crones and sorcerers in towers.

I always was going to be a writer. The other jobs were just to keep me in food. Though I enjoyed the archaeology.