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Patricia Reding
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Oathtaker
Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Honeybees and the Fifthborn of the Select
The fifth-born of the Select are responsible for the environment and all in it. This includes animal life, forests, waterways, the air, and the earth itself. The goal is to care for the environment and to promote its health. This makes sense, as eventually life cannot continue without a healthy environment. When I read this passage, I think of a major environmental issue we face today, and that is the health of honeybees. Yes, they are tiny creatures, but their role in the ecosystem could not be more important. Yet year after year, we lose some, while those with the power to change things, do not. If we lose too many bees, eventually, life as we know it will cease. I believe we are responsible to take action to avoid such disaster. In fact, I've considered keeping bees myself, although in truth, I'd like to think that those who are younger and have more time and energy would do so! Hmmm . . . Perhaps that's what everyone else is thinking and they're waiting for me to act. So . . . maybe I should. What do you think? Are you up to such a challenge?
Book Excerpt
Oathtaker
The group moved to the fifth window. It depicted a majestic wilderness. From the simplest earthworm to the lions of the savannah, to the birds of the air, to the fish of the sea, a noisy scene played out.
Mara imagined the patter of paws, the rush of wings in flight, the ripple of water. “And this,” she said, “is the sign of the fifth—nature.”
“That’s right,” Ted said. “The domain of the fifth is of nature in its many forms. This includes animal life, the forests, and waterways. It includes the living, whether underground, above ground, or in the sky, as well as the land itself, and the air we breathe. Fifths are endowed with keeping these areas healthy, because without a healthy environment, mankind cannot go on.”
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