That sounded interesting, but... "What is crystal?" Yorda asked, blinking. There had mostly only been stone and metal within the castle walls, and she had never heard of crystal. It showed, as most unusual words did, and her tongue tripped over the word.

She thought for a few minutes. "Beyond the island," she told the man suddenly, "there was the sea and the forest." She sighed a little. "But the island is gone now."