Next morning rises with sun slowly rose from his sleep, in the village of someone was late to rise, unocationally breaking the schedule that was maintained.
Wake up! Shaking the body, Sambha's mother repeated one again.
Everyone has went to library, you will miss your sessions. He rose suddenly from his sleep. But still in sleep didn't abandoned him completely, still hanging on his eyes.
Where's big bro's. He asked while yawing.
But he wasn't the only one, as sambha steeped out of room, he saw Limbo yawing with dark circles covered his eyes, like a eclipse.
Look sambha said, he's here and you said he's gone. Limbo heard the sound went towards it.
Brother look, sambha said, while holding the slate tablet he brought yesterday to study. "I remember three symbols on them," he said with big nose full of selfpride.
He glanced at them, "two and half" he corrected gently.
Still better than earlier.
Yes Limbo agreed. Much better.
They began to walk together through the inner courtyard. Sambha talked about nothing special just random stuff.
Still he listened carefully while thinking about the texts he read from that book.
The passing second queen observed them from a archway, she didn't wanted to intruped, but almost sudden fall of Limbo force her to Cross path with them.
Be careful! Didn't you eat.
"I'm okay, just a bit restless, " Limbo answered.
Queen notice the dark circles around his eyes, don't Push yourself.
"Mind need rest to digest what has eaten," she showed the concern.
"How can I allow him to rest when the hunger to know more, driving me crazy."
"But I will keep in mind what you said.. highness."
You adapt quickly, she said.
Few days ago you were just a traveller who accused of kidnapping, but now, the starving child hunry for knowledge.
What should I do there's more than one topic and records of kind of knowledge.
She nodded, good.
So you read it ? He replied, "not fully but almost."
After this small talk they part ways different direction.
Later that day, when Limbo was going somewhere from somewhere he encountered the passing king.
In the coridor, open tobthe inner garden ground.
The king noticed the, small fire in him who's colour was thickened by knowledge.
"Child you've improved," the king said.
"Yes."
"The land is calm."
"For now."
The king studied him for a moment - without testing.
What's your next plan, he said.
"Nothing much, but something is calling me back home."
The king nodded once as he understood.
"That's acceptable, no can remain too long from home."
With that they partways for their respective tasks.
That evening suddenly a guard rush to king, without any formal permission.
The other guard become furious but wait for king's reaction.
He's ...here...
The elder has come.
"What?"
The elder has arrived, "how long!"
Just few minutes.
The elder arrived without any announcement or ceremony.
The king went to greet the elder.
But elder has different purpose in mind.
Went in inner courtyard, he found Limbo in the royal archive, while he was replacing a volume he finished with careful precision.
"You read what others skip," the elder said.
Without turning Limbo answered back, "what others fear, actually holds the truth that can be used as a foundation."
"Indeed, to be able to grasp at this age you're---------"
Silence followed —heavy ones, but without any tension or restrain.
Limbo still unturned.
"When the road bends south," the said said at last, "listen carefully."
Strange this is not way anyone he knew that talks. In his mind.
Limbo turned as he recognised, and almost fell from the place in hurry.
But the elder without moving, chanting spell, or running and jumping, stabilize Limbo mid air.
That stunned Limbo.
Telekeniesis.
"The verse you seek do not rest in stone alone," the elder continued. "Some were written to be lost."
"And found, in deep sleep alone far from crowd." Limbo asked.
The elders eyes gleamed faintly, "Only by those who have the vision to notice the absence."
No more explanation followed.
"We will speak again, when the time is right." Elder finished.
"Why not now?" They're tones of things strange.
Before he say something, the rushing king arrived in archive.
And greet the elder.
He left without farewell, and king followed in silence.
The encountered left the many questions rise in Limbo's mind.
That night, sambha insisted on eating with them.
He grew sleepy halway though, leaning against Gaja's arm, eyes half-closed.
"Big bro, you're leaving soon," sambha mumbled.
"Soon," Limbo replied.
Gaja and Rin looked up with surprise.
The decision didn't involve them.
"Will you come back?"
Limbo hesitated, how should he respond to a kid.
But after a sec pause.
Maybe, he said honestly.
Sambha nodded with small face, "that's Okayy."
It was.
Outside, the palace returned to its old rhythm with new beats and draft, without tension or fear.
Just awareness in mind.
Later, Limbo stood alone on the balcony.
Lantern light drifted across stone paths. The wind flow shifted, carrying the faint scent of place that's beyond walls.
Hidden.
Are we leaving Tommorow? Gaja Asked.
Rin watched at him waiting for answer.
We have to, and i have feeling village needs us. And.
If I didn't move soon, someone will come in following us. Limbo said with faint smile.
That's good, I'm beginning to miss the home, we have gone through Many things in past few days.
But should we bring some things with us to show them?
Behind him, the archive doors reminded closed.
While ahead of him, the road waited.
And somewhere — not calling, without warning.
Something watches patiently.
Whispering voices in private chamber deep in palace, the elder was telling or might intrusting something that is important and holds meaning that can't be ignored.
But what that is, who's is related to it.
But mean while somewhere deep...far far, from the ground and below sky, at the frozen land with mystic inferno, snowy mountains.
Full of cosmic energy source, a number that exceeds the threshold count.
Changing or silence as dead.
Who night be these people?
Who is this group, what are they doing.
In the strange land of..."sam..la."
But unaware of anything someone was busy in his thoughts which was disturbed by the elders word's and records that was locked in the boo, he found in archive.