Chapter III:
The Barber Among Men
30th of the Deep Cold, 1537
The Once-Proud Hamlet called The Saltpans, on The Isle of Ulmsbottom
Edgar de Saltpans is reunited with his compatriots.
When Edgar de Saltpans opened his eyes, he awoke to a bleary and gray sky full of heavy clouds that chugged indolently across the heavens. As his cognizance returned to him, he became vaguely mindful of the fact that he was laying on the wood