Earthsea: Tombs of Atuan II

The second of my series of illustrations for the "Earthsea" series by Ursula Le Guin:

Arha (aka Tenar) and her friend Penthe are playing truant - they're spending an afternoon sitting on top of the huge old stone wall around the Place of the Tombs, skipping their priestly duties, and dreaming about what lies beyond those mountains. Manan the elderly Eunuch who is looking after Arha, comes to search for her, looking anxious...

This is from the part of the book that tells about Arha/Tenar's years as the young One Priestess of the Place of the Tombs.

A summary of 'The Tombs of Atuan" can be found here: [link]
Warning: Full of spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Earthsea and the characters and places therein are owned and operated by Ursula Le Guin. [link]

oil on canvas