Aphris walks back from the icy lake to her wagon and passes the great Linde. Suddenly she looks surprised, she sees that the stone under the tree has been painted with some red henna. She comes closer and sees paintings of a snake fighting with a sleen, she wonders who has made this, and why she did not see before. Then she sees the runes. This must be the work of Kari, her slave who was a rune riest when he was captured. It can also be that it was Kutaii, who also studied runes in Torvaldsland.