The Taleweaver
Postlude

She wasstill a young woman, and very beautiful. They told her she had themost adorable accent, and she had made the most of it these last tenyears. Now she was where she'd aimed for since her arrival here. Thefirst show a success and now she only had to carry on. She smiled atthe man beside her and asked the prepared question.

"So youmean they just went home without knowing what happened to Hasselden?"

"No.The pictures taken from a drop shuttle clearly show the fires. As youcan see there's very little left of the town center." As the manplaced the pictures on the table a clip showing them was inserted onthe screen. The entire town center was a smoking rubble, andshipwrecks in the harbor could be seen as well. "There's verylittle doubt they knew what happened. What we don't know today is whynone of them reacted to that knowledge in any visible way. Well, it'sonly been ten years and maybe one day..."

"Ithink we'll be able to fill in that blank," she interrupted asrehearsed. "Next time, same time, we'll have professor NicholasWang here with the latest updates." She shot a wide smile to thecamera. It was time to round it off. "This was brought to you byRed News. You have watched the reinstallment of Wallman's OtherworldDisclosed, a view from above. I am, as always, Chaijrild Termend,your guide to Otherworld. See you again, next time, same time. Anddon't forget, never settle for a week when you can have an eightday."