It's always hard on a reread to get to the part where Arliden sings the song. But you're right, the time in the woods with his lute is pretty magical in a rather somber way.

I love this book too, and it breaks my heart that every time it comes up on Reddit people invariably need to complain about book 3 or the chapter or Pat being mean to someone. I find the series beautiful, and not being able to talk about it on Reddit is kind of a bummer.

Three's Company

Oof madone, he looks terrible!