Recovery

''How long have I been here Elder Garzali??''.  Shabbar asked the elder that brought him food. 

''Not long Young Shabbar. Are you tired of being here?? ''

''No. I was not used to staying in one place for a long time. That's all. My mind is still fresh without any stress''.  Shabbar replied! 

''You will leave soon. As a person on the path of Scholar, You need to get use of loneliness, Cram space, and confined space'' Garzali said. While walking toward the door. 

''I suggest You sleep a lot. You from the Royal family have been preparing well before the ceremony.  Your body is still strong filled with Vitality to support the brands. But your mind is the same as everyone else's. What you need is to rest your Mind and Heal the damage.  Elder added before exiting the room. Through the Iron door. 

'I have been here for a week now. No clothes let alone bathe. Ha..... Heart  beat reading is really a good technique in calculating duration. No wonder Mama Forced me to learn it'!

'After this is all over. I must visit her tribe…  I mean my Tribe. Since I am a member too. I hope they accept me'.

'Even if they didn't. I will just make them . Not by force but by helping them in any way possible. Besides, I am a Scholar... Who doesn't want a Sacred Scholar''. 

'Finding a bride there will also cement a good relationship. One Chief's Daughter or an Elder will do the trick'. 

'The only problem is, if the royal family elders deny it... Hmmmm... I will just make them accept too. Yep A Sacred Scholar Identity will do the trick. Haha! hah'!

'Listen to yourself Shabbar. Using Marriage as a way to fulfill something,  you just sound just like The King…  My Father.'

'Perhaps that is how elders decide all marriages of my sisters. Ha.... I can't wait to see the rebellion of Amanda. I believe there is no way in Hell she will agree to this kind of Setting. This will be interesting'. 

Hmmmmmm.  Yawning... 

'Tired again'

Snoring..... 

......  

''Elder Garzali. Are my siblings alright?. '' Shabbar the elder. 

''Yes. They are''

''How many succeed on Symbol branding?'' Shabbar asked again.

''All those that try''

''Yahooooooooo It's more exciting if there is more competition. AND ONE WILL NOT BE A LONE''

Shabbar calms down and so he is just looking at him. 

''Am sorry. I was carried away'' he apologized! 

''It's alright... It took long before you ask about them''

''I was just.... ''

''You want to ask but are afraid of the answer... Looks like I misjudged you'' the elder thought 'He is a sensitive one. He cares for them all. I was under the impression he doesn't have an attachment to them. But I was wrong.  The rest ask after a day or two. But it took him three whole months to ask'!

''Thinking and planning is your strong point. But that will limit you at some time... As a Young Prince.  Be Bold and confront your Fears at all times'' the elder advised! 

''Yes Elder'' Shabbar yell

''How is your body strength? ''

''I can do almost every thing as before '' he answered

''If I bring you a sword. How strong will you be''

''Seventy five percent of what I can do before branding'' 

''Hmm..... that will do'' 

After the elder left Shabbar sat leaning on a wall. He bent his head and rested it on his two knees, and used his hand to wrap around his legs for support. Rest on one another. 

From his view he can see his private part but that was not on his mind. But the success of his Brothers and Sisters. 

``We are fifteen that go through the ceremony. I am sure only a few of us try for complete symbols. But that does not make it easier for rest. '

'A focus on a single Mother Symbol is as terrifying as all the Branding of the whole Mother Symbol'

'The Earth Symbol pulls me into its Universe, when I reach it during the Ceremony. 

'Despite I did not start with it. But follow a Chronological order of The Symbols.  One by one, at a Time.  From Right to left, up to down 

'Each Symbol has a suction force that wishes to drag me into a hole. The first symbol pull is stronger, but as I go down the line it becomes complicated'. 

'There was a disharmony,  as if all Symbols I pass impede each other from having me to themselves. This increases pressure on my mind, the more I brand-new symbols'. 

'Earth Symbols' was different. It drags me to its Universe easily '. 

'It is... Vast.... That's all I can relate…  The influx of knowledge soothes my mind as if bribing me to stay'!

'I see all Earth material.... No... It's beyond Earth…  Or to us or me, the closes' description we have for the Symbol is Earth..... But... I am preparing to call it PLANET!!! '

'There is a certain LAW that defines a Material to be Earth... Not just solid material but there are liquid and gasses that fall under the category... 

'I saw metal in different density and characteristics. Stones of different color and utility. Crystals of different crystallization designs. Living things made of solid earth. A liquid earth. A gaseous earth.  I sense other celestial bodies of earth'. 

'These are all yours to take.  That was conveyed to me!!'

'Inside the Earth Universe. My mind is clear. No mental fatigue. No confusion. Just gazing at everything'!

'I thought…. This is a very tempting offer'. 

'Some of my siblings, may choose the offer'. 

'But I am too greedy. This is not enough. Power is not the only thing I seek'. 

'I use the advantage of a clear mind to pull out. It took great effort to excrete myself from that universe'. 

'But I still benefit from it. As My mental fortitude recovered. I was able to push forward and Complete the Symbol branding'. 

'It's really a war!!!!'

'May be!!  I have been to All of the Symbols Universe. I do not remember'. 

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm 

'I feel Sleepy.'

Shabbar's body slowly tilted and fell, until his head rested on a cold surface of tile.