She shook her head, her eyes darting around in a frantic search for the right words. It was as if she was struggling to convey her thoughts. Suddenly, her eyelids snapped shut, and she took a deep breath, exhaling slowly. Then, in an instant, her eyes opened wide, focusing intently on me.
"I know how absurd my words may sound," she began, her voice filled with a mix of desperation and determination. "But you have to understand, I have used my gift for a long time. I have always been able to urately read a person''s future or at least catch a glimpse of it. That''s how my gift is supposed to work, until I met you. A boy without a future, as dark and lifeless as an inanimate object."
The vige chieftess''s expression turned solemn. "So, when I asked you that question, it was not topare you to an object. It was because believing in you would be tantamount to doubting my gift, and by extension, doubting Naka, the one who bestowed it upon me. However, if the fault lies with you, then my gift remains intact. The problem lies with you."
Though a tinge of annoyance prickled within me at theparison of my future to that of an object, I couldn''t deny the ring fact that I stood as the only anomaly in the room. The fault did not lie with the vige chieftess or her gift; it resided within me. However, I had no intention of revealing this realization to her. With a sigh that mimicked defeat, I shook my head and responded, "I understand. But honestly, how do you expect me to react after discovering something like this?"
The vige chieftess nodded, her expression shifting from confusion and seriousness to deep thoughtfulness. "I understand your concerns," she acknowledged, "That''s why, for the time being, you must keep this incident a secret. I need to find a logical exnation for what we have experienced today. It might take some time, as I have never encountered something like this in all my years. So please be patient and wait for my call when I have gathered more information."
Once she finished speaking, she swiftly turned her head to the side, as if addressing someone behind me. "What''s the time now?" she inquired. I turned my head to nce behind me and was taken aback to see A standing there, offering a prompt response. "It''s almost noon, Chieftess."
"Noon?" I eximed, taken aback. Thoughts raced through my mind as I turned my head towards the mess we had created earlier with A''s spilt juices. To my astonishment, the spot was spotless, as if it had been meticulously cleaned with a rag, erasing any trace of our previous mishap.
In an instant, a realization dawned upon me that the mere seconds I had experienced held the weight of several hours. "My gift also distorts the perception of time, so what may feel like minutes to us could be mere seconds outside our bodies, or even hours," the vige chieftess exined, observing my surprised expression. "But I have no control over how it functions, so sometimes itsts only a few seconds, minutes, or hours," shemented, rifying and shaking her head in response. Then, her gaze shifted towards A as she instructed, "Apany him to the gates," before redirecting her focus back to me. "Since you''ll be upied tomorrow, you can return home and remember to keep our discussion a secret until I find a reasonable exnation, alright?"
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"Alright," I nodded affirmatively "I never had any intention of revealing this to anyone anyway." Even if I were foolish enough to share such a baffling revtion, how could I possibly exin to others that I was devoid of a future?
The vige chieftess appeared contented with my response, a smile gracing her features as she nodded approvingly. "That''s good to hear. Now, you can leave. A will guide you out." Without hesitation, I rose to my feet, turning to find A beckoning me to follow her.As we ventured out of the room and traversed the intricately adorned corridors, my mind oscited between reflections on my encounter with the vige chieftess and the mesmerizing sway of A''s expected partially exposed buttocks, a hypnotic rhythm leading me forward.
And soon, as I found myself lost within thebyrinth of my thoughts, contemting the implications of my non-existent future and how it could either benefit or trouble me, A''s voice suddenly jolted me back to reality. "See you--" she began to say, but before she could finish her sentence, our paths collided. In a stroke of luck, A managed to maintain her bnce and steady herself after the unexpected collision. "Sorry about that," I apologized, gingerly pulling back my exposed foreskin from brushing against her exposed and prominent buttcheeks.
"Don''t worry," A reassured me, shaking her head and turning to face me. "I overheard everything the vige chieftess said, so I understand why you''re struggling to believe or make sense of her words," she empathized, her warm smile offering reassurance. "Besides, as the vige chieftess mentioned, you should rest for your warrior''s training tomorrow, and I couldn''t agree more."
Although it was clear that A had taken a liking to me, I simply returned her smile and said, "Alright then, I''ll see youter." I knew that our rtionship had the potential to grow stronger in the future, and I didn''t want to jeopardize it just because I was feeling confused and in a bad mood.
A nodded and watched as I walked out of the gate, exchanging nods with the two guards stationed beside it. However, as I made my way home at thiste hour for the first time, I couldn''t help but notice how subdued the nightlife in the vige seemed. The streets were eerily quiet, with only a few dimly litnterns casting feeble light on the deserted red y-moulded pathways.
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The vige chieftess observed intently as A retreated into her private chamber, a space reserved for handling the tasks and responsibilities assigned to her by the vige chief. Zara, still savouring the sulent kalna fruits hastily presented to her by her servants, inhaled deeply before speaking. "Has he left?" she inquired, her voiceced with curiosity and a hint of exhaustion from channelling her gift.