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chapter 2 (book 1) of

Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

The ritual of petitioning the Riboku tree for a child resembles the custom of writing a wish on a paper strip (

tanzaku) and tying it to a bamboo branch during the

Tanabata festival.

Kijuu (騎獣) are domesticated

youjuu ("magical animals") captured in the Yellow Sea (actually an island). Like a pegasus, kijuu can fly or leap great distances. Like horses, the best ones cost a small fortune.