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. At the
time, "mother earth" was a fresh and original phrase, but the
humans picked it up and, as the saying goes, ran it into the
ground.
Line 5: THE SKY UNRECKONED BEFORE THEM. In
this line a suggestion of not only the obvious fear of the
future shared by all of the Companions, but also a wistful
look back to the failed "Star Wires" experiment (see Part II
of this essay) in which Armavir received illumination.
Line 6: NINE THEY WERE, UNDER THE THREE MOONS.
Obviously, the original of this line reads "Ten they were,
under the three moons," as it does throughout Armavir's
original manuscript. See also the note to line 81.
Lines 10-14: ONE FROM A GARDEN . . . THE SPIRIT
GATHERED. This part of the stanza obviously refers to
Flint Fireforge, whom Armavir rather liked. Flint always
maintained that the Companions would never have gotten
together had it not been for the gnome's charisma and
influence. As in so many other cases, the story you read has
tangled in translation, and alas, Flint is no longer around to
set it straight.
Line 12: WHERE THE HEART AND THE MIND RIDE
UNQUESTIONED. A reference to the poet's "Lost Years"
(see Part II of the essay) in which, dazed and electrocuted,
he wandered the lands of Krynn
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