Chapter 380

They had spoken about a person who had barged into the then shaman's tent without his invitation, it was seen as a desecration and a big offense. It was said that when you see the face of a shaman without his permission, you have seen the face of the ancestors. Most who saw it were not able to speak for a while, when they finally do and the topic is brought, they run away with a terrified expression on their face. The only man who saw the face of the shaman without the proper invitation, was struck with a strange Illness which he never recovered from till he died 

Although I feel like someone tales were exaggerated to make the people scared and ensure proper procedure was carried out, there was still an atom of truth in it. Because of the fear of the gods, people were afraid to commit some wrongs because they knew the aftermath would not be nice. Although it was done in secret, it would also be fished out because the eyes of the ancestors were able to see through all since they are spirits. I have never seen the current Shaman in action so there is no way to know if it was real but what I do know is that it can be faked, 

When I looked at the man, he had one of his hand pushing the leaves covering the entrance to the side but he was faced away from the entrance of the tent and had his head in a bowing motion. When I picked outside, I saw his followers too in a similar position, facing away from the tent so they would not see the face of the shaman and bowing down show their respect. How come they knew that someone was in the tent when I did not say a word,

When I stepped backwards so I was still hidden, my shadow moved with me. I took some couple steps to prove my theory and I finally understood. It looks like all those while, I was retreating backwards , my reflection was showing through the cracks. Since they knew I was inside, I only had two options available, one was to reveal myself, try to explain why I was in her tent alone and if they do not believe me, accept whatever punishment would be given to me. The second option was to pretend to be the shaman and pray I would not get caught, guess the option I chose?,

" I am in the wrong and willing to accept the punishment for my defilement but I really need your help",

I like to think I am a very compassionate person, hearing the pain in the voice and the obvious boldness he was displaying just to get his problem solved, called out to me.

I felt like I was looking at myself because I think I am this way too. I wondered what the proper procedure was, do I clap, laugh or sprinkle some substance from the earth pot?