Karsa's POV: '...the pallid, empty legacy of Synyg - Pahlk's son and Karsa's father. Synyg, who had done nothing in his life, who tended his horses in his valley and had not once ventured into hostile lands. Synyg, who was both his father's and his son's greatest shame...True, Synyg had more than once defended his herd of horses from other clans, and defended well, with honourable ferocity and admirable skill...Nor had Synyg proved less than masterful in training his only son in the Fighting Dances.'(HoC, UK MMPB, p.32-3)