Cautious Winds
A tale belonging to the Mountainhead church, this one being of the importance of caution and fear. This is almost unique among the stories for being found written down rather than being adapted from oral tradition.
Summary
The story is about a merchant in a horse drawn carriage. It elaborates that he is heading for the new city to sell his produce and bring new inventions and medicine back to his village. Along this road there are several signs of danger, including a pack of wolves. By seeing the disemboweled rabbit carcass, he avoids death. A bandit trap ahead gives him a suspicous feeling and just as the forest comes to a clearing an old man tells him to wait out the night in his tent. Taking the advice of this stranger he rests, and avoids a massive flood that would have destroyed his goods. These events are thread as divine intervention from Feos, fear leading him from danger.
Historical Basis
None.
Variations & Mutation
A surprising amount of stories have the old man be Feos in disguise.
In Literature
Originally found as a series of old pages in an abandoned house. Refined and reworked into an actual short story.
Date of First Recording
4,940s
Date of Setting
Estimated to be early 4,000s
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