one star , white and pronged with arms of light , shone high in the distance , and ifferon wondered what lay up there , whether a god rode by on a chariot masked in cloud , pulling the veil of stars behind him , or if a war was raging in the heavens , and the stars were the flickering blades , or maybe it was a great hall and the stars were the lanterns deep within , and a great feast was being served , and all were happy .