Dijwar, the younger, was "The Difficult One." He wasn't cruel, but he was stubborn as the bedrock of the mountains. While Siyar watched the horizon, Dijwar fought the earth, carving irrigation channels through solid stone with a ferocity that left his hands perpetually calloused.

One winter, a deep, unnatural silence fell over the valley. The springs that fed the vineyards of Rez dried up, and a cold mist settled over the ridges, refusing to lift. The villagers grew desperate.

With a sound like a thunderclap, the granite split. A torrent of icy water erupted, nearly sweeping them both off the ridge. They clung to each other—the Watcher and the Warrior—as the lifeblood of their village roared back down toward the vineyards of Rez.