As I'm reading onward, despite my previous claim about studying, I came upon this:
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Presently Ghân turned to the king. ‘Wild Men say many things,’ he said. ‘First, be wary! Still many men in camp beyond Dîn, an hour’s walk yonder,’ he waved his arm west towards the black beacon.
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So even Wild Men at least understand, if not use, hours for counting time.
They certainly don't have clocks.