The old woman's story - elements (2)

The old woman now places the following objects:
a small stick with a loop at one end
a glass set square
a tin penny whistle with a plastic mouthpiece
a broken chess piece, hard to say which, and
some dried leaves tied together with twine

When the ritual is over, the gesture is repeated and the adventurer begins putting the things away. He supposes, given the rhythm of the event, that these objects go together into another pocket. He takes the silence of the woman as assent. He waits for more, but there is none. The old woman waves an arm towards one of the breaks in the palisade. The adventurer can see a path on the other side. He stands up, bows to the woman, and sets off. He is a man who knows how to read maps.