Serwa, finally by the edge of the continent after her extended penance, was resting - the great pilgramige had been completed, and all that now remained was to send the letter to Father Celach, and then she could return home.
But the sky shone. It glew, and she gazed up, and she saw the five comets, and there was a brief moment of uncomprehension, of disbelief; it was too auspicious, almost too perfect, that after she should be instructed by Father Celach to complete five pilgramiges in order to reclaim that most Holy blessing, that five comets should appear in the sky.
But they cared not for her disbelief, and they shone bright, racing through the sky, and Serwa could deny it no longer. She knelt to the stars and wept before the sea, and prayed deeply, from the soul, and after the comets had vanished and all was dark, she lit a candle, and began her letter to Father Celach.
It would be, she understood, momentuous. But the truth could be denied no longer.