Nature And Humanity

Rogue Sword, CHAPTER III.

Lucas remembers:

"...snowpeaks floating high and holy in the sky." (p. 57)

We remember:

"Snowpeaks flamed...

"High is heaven and holy."

(See SM Stirling as well as Poul Anderson in the above link.)

Lucas' memories continue:

"...leafy arches..." (ibid.);

sunflecks described as dancing among anemones;

birdsong ending quietness described as living;

groves described as sacred where rills tinkle into pools reflecting blue sky and white clouds;

sunlight compared to laughter through birches;

"...a clifftop overlooking vastness..." (p. 58);

mountaineer hospitality described as rough and warm.

At the end, we are shown the people who inhabit this landscape: mountaineers in the mountains.