In Chapter 136, on 31 Kuthona, Skywin gave Dabwick this letter from Jaydove, written many months earlier, before the Sellen Starling set sail:
Dabwick:
“A star cannot see its own place in the sky.”
By now, you… and whoever your friends may be… you have hopefully done whatever it is Mother Moon believes you can do.
I don’t know why it had to be them. And I don’t know why it had to be you.
I don’t even know who they are. To me, they are merely shapes in shadow. Faceless forms I follow through the forest.
I’m so sorry.
I fear I may have rained terrible consequences down on your head. So you deserve to know the truth.
This was never about Skywin’s safety. My reasons for sending you north with her were purely selfish.
I’m so sorry.
All I can offer in return are two names. One is for tonight: Finn Heartsong. He is gone.
I’m so sorry.
The other is for the future: Lilibet. Lilibet Heartsong. I have seen her. The Queen of the North Star has shown her to me in my dreams. Dabwick, your mother lives. Her name is Lilibet. She lives in Magnimar.
May we all be reunited with those we deserve to see again.
~Jay
First Reference: Chapter 136
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