Chapter 410

The sun was scorching today, or was almost as if I was being burnt alive but I could not make a fuss about it. We had been standing here for sometime, but the gathering us yet to come. When I turned towards the direction of Tufa's tent, it seemed as if they were having their own meetings there. I could clearly see their shadows from where I was standing. As time went on, the meeting become one that the people where not in consensus, they would all jump out from their seats and started speaking while pointing at Tufa with their finger,

I certainly do not envy him right now, neither do I want to be in his position either. But after sometime he was able to calm them down and they all came out of the tent one after the other. Although, they were outside and coming towards the tent, I scanned around, I still could not find Donua, neither could I see any if the familiar faces that I actually yearned to. I had to keep calm, as this was the only thing I could do as I watch it all unfold right before my eyes,

I had gone into the shaman's tent and took one of her dress. It had some tears in it and this was the worse compared to the others there, it gave me the impression that this may be her best dress which she wears always and that is why it is worn out or it could be a dress that she no longer wants. Since she was not present to answer my questions, u had to make a decision on her behalf and finally decided that she does not have any use for it any longer since it was looking worse for wear,

It was outside her tent that I ripped one side of it, this was so I would have enough material that I could use to wrap around my head and any part of my face that was exposed to the sun. I knew that my actions constituted as theft, and since I had ruined the dress, there was no way I could return it back to her. She should actually be happy because her dress was put to good use and no longer wasting away by the side of her makeshift bed, I wrapped it around my head securely and could feel the difference at once,

It was as if there was a barrier between my body and the sun and this helped deflect the heat of the sun when it comes down on me. When I saw one of the older men, standing to address the people, I was quite shocked because most time, they refrain from putting their hands in issues that concerns the people and delegate it all to Tufa and others willing too. Because he was old and frail, he was slightly bent at the waist but even at that, he looked way taller than us all