Syn sat straight up in the huge bed. She woke with a wave of overwhelming sadness that left tears running down her cheeks and almost silent sobs throbbing in her chest. Instinctively she jumped from under the silver linens trimmed with purple thread. She looked for her shoes but she was unable to find them so she went without. Following the invisible tether that tugged at her heart and mind, she bounded down the stairs, stood for a moment puzzled, then headed directly for the study. The double arched doors were made of some type of Sarran wood. They depicted a Tierest tree in bas-relief and were at least twelve foot tall. The stain colored the wood in a deep mahogany hue, showing clouds of silver circling the three-branched tree. The trim was a metal that resembled silver and the elongated
