Guy Gavriel Kay. Marantika mosaic (№ 137426)

People, when they believe that the crisis has passed, are the most vulnerable. Experienced commanders in the war know that. Any skilled actor and dramatist knows it. And also the priests, the priests may palmists. Having experienced deep shock, people are fully ready for the next blazing miracle that emerged out of thin air. At the moment of birth - a breakthrough through the shell into the world - affects the newborn chick, and the next moment, the Epiphany that comes later, and marks his soul.