"Not as much as I would like. A friend of mine was Avvar, but he passed a few years ago, now." The mention of Asher's death still hurts, but Merrill only takes a deep breath before she continues. "I know that they often consider spirits to be gods, and invite them to live among them. And I know that when they die, they're given to the Lady of the Skies in what's called a 'sky burial'."

Merrill wishes she knew more, honestly; she hadn't thought to ask Asher all of the questions that she'd had when he was alive, and now... well, now it's too late.

"They're not in the Free Marches, really; they're mostly found in the Frostback Mountains."