The Other Wind Cont.

Alder finally got to see Sparrowhawk, but since it was such a far trip, when he got there he fell asleep. Once he woke up, he told Sparrowhawk of his dream. Not believing what Alder was telling him he asked how often this dream was occurring. After they finished with the conversation, Sparrowhawk came up with an idea. This idea was for Alder and Sparrowhawk to fall asleep at the same time and he would come into Alders dream. This idea worked and he got a chance to see what Alder was talking about. Even though Sparrowhawk got to be a part of Alder’s dream, he still does not know what he is having these dreams. Sparrowhawk send Alder to see a man with the power of healing. The plan was to have the healer touch Alders arm as he slept, to see if he could go without having this dream. This also worked; Alder finally got a good night sleep without having this dream. But still nobody knew why Alder was having this dream and they did not know what he could do to get it to go away. Not knowing what to do Sparrowhawk asked Alder to tell him all about his life and relationship with Lily and her death. Alder wasn’t sure he wanted to think about the time he spent with Lily, it hurt too much to think about. The reason Sparrowhawk was having him do this is because he thought maybe Alder never let Lily go. After hearing Alders story he was thinking that he was wrong and maybe it was not because he had to get a chance to say good bye. So they both were clueless on why Alder was having this dream, but neither one was ready to give up on understanding Alders dream.

In this book there are many different twists and turns. The author does a great job of making the characters very round and complex.