Swan Lake

Swan Lake is the rather generous and pompous name given to the calm pool that the stag Swan and his doe Lead-Along call home. Ringed with ancient mangroves, several of which are grandfather trees, the pool is nearly circular, with a diameter of about fifteen yards. It is notable for being covered in thick patches of green duckweed, creating a beautiful scene in the dappled light passing through the mangroves, and is about chest-deep on a typical Kimeti in its deepest areas, and ankle-deep in others. In the giant roots ringing the pool there are areas which are easily accessed and used as platforms and nests by Swan, his mate, and their many blessing-seeking visitors. The feathers which Swan sheds have a way of winding their way out from the pool in all directions, in defiance of currents, as visible markers of his territory, and the trees in a ring of about a mile are marked with symbols to announce his presence and point the way to his hideaway.