Setting out the next morning, Ham decided to retrace his steps so that he could see the Huddlers he had known and traveled with. And, admittedly, with the faint hope that he’d find Martin somewhere along the way.
As they got back to their last village, Ford, where he’d met Fred. Things seemed pretty much the same, although there did seem to be a few new things in the village. It had only been a matter of some days – perhaps ten – so on the one hand it was not surprising and on the other Ham was suprised to find any changes at all.
At the next village, things were a bit more different than they had been, and he heard a few Huddlers whisper “Lightbringer”. He assumed it was because they remembered that he was searching for the Lightbringer, and gave it no more thought.
