The Inn at Yikarvara stands beside the graves of Edwinem and Vokia, making it more than a stop on the road: it is a place where Tiuri’s return brings the consequences of his mission into view. The innkeeper recognizes Ardanwen, and through the horse recognizes the young traveler who once came seeking Edwinem.

Setting and Memorials

Edwinem’s grave lies near the inn beneath a raised mound marked by a cross and his white shield. Beside it is the grave of Vokia, his squire. Ristridin explains that Vokia was found again in the City of Dagonaut and died soon afterward; the shock of his master’s death had been too much for him. The two graves therefore preserve not only Edwinem’s memory but the loss that followed him.

Tiuri’s Return

After spending the night at the Forest Hut, Tiuri travels to the inn the next day and pays a brief visit to both graves. The innkeeper recognizes Ardanwen and remembers Tiuri as the young man who had wanted to speak with Edwinem, whom he recalls as the Black Knight with the White Shield. Tiuri’s return on that same horse makes the passage of the mission unmistakable: Edwinem is dead, and Ardanwen now belongs to Tiuri.

Narrative Significance

The inn gathers the story’s personal aftermath into a single roadside setting. Its proximity to the graves brings Tiuri’s renewed journey into contact with the dead, while the innkeeper’s recognition supplies a human link between his earlier arrival and his return. Ardanwen serves as the sign of that change: the horse that once connected Tiuri to the knight he sought now accompanies him beyond the place where Edwinem and Vokia are buried.