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“Elder, I have lived in the forest all my life and I tell you there are no sprites! There is no need to fear them; what you should fear is people who believe in sprites. The same goes for you God. It’s just a new name for the sprites, given by the monks, like me changing my name if I were christened, I’ll still be myself; it doesn’t matter what I’m called. I can’t be bothered to play this game.”

Tambet could not have wanted a better fate for his bones. I thought, smirking bitterly. His bones would bring wings to carry my warlike grandfather to the land of the iron men, while his huge skull would be used as a victory chalice. In his blindness Tambet wanted to sacrifice Hiie to the sprites, but it was he that was sacrificed. His strong skeleton could now carry the last army of the Estonians into battle.