The Enchanted World series of books retells many tales. One is of a Greek woman with seven sons and one beloved daughter. When her daughter was married to a merchant from over the sea, the mother wept and lamented she'd never see her daughter again. The youngest son swore that if his mother ever wished to see his sister, he would personally go and fetch her.
Later, plague and war had decimated the brothers. After the youngest had died, the mother went to the grave and, in anger and grief, bade him to keep his word and bring her daughter to her.
But The Enchanted World tells tales of a time when magic was strong in the world, and the mother really should have known better then to do that...
It ended well. The daughter saw her mother one more time, and the son was released from his oath and able to return to the grave.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
The Enchanted World series of books retells many tales. One is of a Greek woman with seven sons and one beloved daughter. When her daughter was married to a merchant from over the sea, the mother wept and lamented she'd never see her daughter again. The youngest son swore that if his mother ever wished to see his sister, he would personally go and fetch her.
Later, plague and war had decimated the brothers. After the youngest had died, the mother went to the grave and, in anger and grief, bade him to keep his word and bring her daughter to her.
But The Enchanted World tells tales of a time when magic was strong in the world, and the mother really should have known better then to do that...
It ended well. The daughter saw her mother one more time, and the son was released from his oath and able to return to the grave.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett