“They’re the treaties for the dryads and villagers to sign,” he said. “There’s one treaty, and there’s the other. What’s your point?” “Sometimes people like to do this cool thing with words called ‘reading them,’” Elliot explained. “These treaties say different things.” He looked toward Serene, who he had faith would understand, and saw the pin-scratch line of a frown between her dark eyebrows. “Considerably different,” she observed. “There are all sorts of restrictions in the dryads’ contracts,” said Elliot. “Conditions for this peace, ceding territory to the villagers, agreeing to stay off
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