man ▁known ▁as ▁Jones , ▁K iv ▁looks ▁for ▁support ▁in ▁Script ure , ▁and ▁finds ▁it . ▁ ▁" St rike ▁at ▁the ▁root , ▁not ▁at ▁the ▁branch ". ▁ ▁The ▁lar va e ▁are ▁the ▁root . ▁ ▁Having ▁once ▁failed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁a ▁single ▁E lder , ▁K iv ▁burst s ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁High ▁Council ▁with ▁his ▁words . ▁ ▁The ▁p loy ▁works , ▁the ▁new ▁Way ▁w ipes ▁out ▁the ▁h ug l . ▁ ▁But ▁tradition ▁has ▁been ▁viol ated . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁little ▁or ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁Ed ris ▁pow der , ▁so ▁those ▁who ▁made ▁a ▁liv elihood ▁from ▁it ▁are ▁imp over ished . ▁ ▁K iv ▁is ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁be ▁reck oned ▁with , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁gradu ates ▁his ▁path ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁seems ▁clear . ▁ ▁So ▁why ▁does ▁he ▁feel ▁something ▁is ▁wrong ? ▁ ▁S indi ▁( The ▁Prom ised ▁Land ) ▁K iv ▁and ▁Nar la ' s ▁daughter , ▁S indi ▁ge K iv ▁Bra j j yd , ▁has ▁an ▁odd ▁independent ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁show ▁proper ▁de ference ▁to ▁her ▁el ders . ▁ ▁She ▁too ▁en roll s ▁at ▁the ▁School , ▁where ▁she ▁meets ▁R ahn ▁pe D or vis ▁Bra j j yd . ▁ ▁She ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him , ▁even ▁though ▁marriage ▁within ▁a ▁cl an ▁goes ▁against ▁tradition ▁and ▁the ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁An c est ors .