"It's a beautiful land – but quite unlike the Stolen Lands. My sister and I grew up in a place dominated by th

"It's a beautiful land – but quite unlike the Stolen Lands. My sister and I grew up in a place dominated by the desert. I've often heard from travelers that such landscapes depresses them, but there's nowhere I feel more at home. Sand-drifts under the sun, life hiding where you'd never expect it... The lush green of a suddenly-revealed oasis... They are austere lands, but can be breathtaking."