Pathfinder (3)

Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card
Foreshadowing


         In the book, Rigg's father dies, leaving Rigg with a message- Go to Nox and find your sister. He eventually finds Nox, after trying to help a boy named Kyokay off of a cliff, but Kyokay ends up falling to his death. Rigg knows it isn't his fault, because there was a man that stopped him from helping the little boy. Later, it is revealed that the little boy's brother, Umbo, saw some of it and thought Rigg was trying to kill his brother. He gets to Nox, and he tells her everything that happened. Nox shows him a small bag with diamonds in it and tells him he needs to find his sister- Param- in a city named Aressa Sessamo.
           He sets off with Umbo and they walk their way to a shrine that worships The Wandering Man. On the walls of the shrine there are paintings that show a demon throwing the Wandering Man off a cliff; the same one Kyokay fell from. He thinks that he is the demon, but Umbo proves him wrong. Umbo reveals he has powers that can slow down time. They kept on walking, sharing food rations and helping each other figure out their powers. I think this is foreshadowing them becoming heroes because they have powers they use for good and they help each other out along the way. They are only young boys, but I think they could become something great.