 What message for humanity does the author wish to communicate, regarding the fate of the Ryzgas?
But its outward perils could not compare with the Ryzgas themselves, who slept within, ready to wake and conquer.... Now, if her father and his kinsmen overtook them, it would be death for Var, and for Neena living shame. While she waited he spun a dream, attaching it to the crags that loomed over the pass, and to the frozen ground underfoot. Var saw with some surprise that all the walls were sheathed in ice—warm to the touch, bound fast against melting by the Watcher's will. And before very long, I'm sure, I would have performed some deed which Groz would recognize as a worthy exploit, and would thus have healed the feud between our families.
 We should be grateful for natural gifts bestowed by the Earth, and not try to seek more beyond life's simple pleasures
 While social stratification may benefit one group temporarily, eventually it will shatter social institutions  Humans are doomed to repeat history until they wipe out their entire race  We should be grateful for natural gifts bestowed by the Earth, and not try to seek more beyond life's simple pleasures  Actions and decisions made in the name of love can breed destructive hatred