Erhivor's Thoughts Before Leaving For The Wall

"I've spent all of my life among the great woods and
rivers of Seale'de, and now everything that I ever knew
of life is probably going to change.  I can not say that
I am particularly joyous about that, but I can certainly
say that I am anxious.  I do not know what to expect.
My elders have told me a few things about the rest of
the world, and I have read quite a few books that speak
of the world and adventure.  But I've always felt that
for everything I learned I only had more questions.
More recently, my questions have been about The Wall.  I
suppose it is now my turn to learn first-hand a few
things about the rest of the world, perhaps about
adventure as well, and definitely about The Wall.

"Now that I have come of age, my elders feel that it is
necessary for me to go out into the world and learn
about it.  To learn about what makes the rest of the
world what it is and have most of my questions
answered."