At that moment they went through the black sphere and the droning ceased. Misty rain fell gently inside the sphere but there were no clouds. Foggy haze drifted above the surface effectively blocking the view forward. The light inside was soft like on a summer morning and distributed evenly from all directions. The barrier was no longer visible and there was no horizon. Miela looked at the sky only to notice that there was no sky, but only limitless and infinite space. If the watery substance and the space met somewhere she didn't see it. The fog parted in front of them to reveal a black pillar and behind it an island. She noticed three black pillars more: two on the sides of the island and one behind it. She intuitively checked her compass, and much to her surprise it worked. They were traveling north-east. The pillars had to be aligned north-south and east-west.
"Behold, the Daelan, the watchtowers of Ea, or Earth, as it is called in your speech," Charon declared.
Miela had to tilt her head as back as she could to see to the top. The pillars had to be hundreds of feet high and top of each was giant black statue. She couldn't see the details, but it seemed like each of the statues was holding a book, perhaps two. The eastern and the northern statue were lit by an unearthly light from unknown source.
"Paehpa and Katya are on watch," Charon explained to Miela.
"That's why they are lit like you see them."
"What about the other two...?"
She didn't know the others' names.
"Who knows," Charon muttered, "they don't like to explain themselves to anyone."
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