Reputation

Suddenly, the village chief clapped his hands twice, and I watched as two guards stepped forward to flank us. "You may follow them back to the evaluation and finish whatever tasks your teacher has left for you. Today is the final day, and we have more warriors than expected, so I must make arrangements with Thak."

"Alright, I understand," I responded, rising to my feet and turning to Thak. I nodded to him, and he returned the gesture before I headed for the door, with one guard walking ahead of me and the other bringing up the rear.

As we walked out of the narrow corridor and away from the village chief's hut, I couldn't resist turning my head backwards to steal one last glance at the structure. While its size, to me, was not particularly impressive, I couldn't help but wonder what secrets lay hidden within its walls. After all, as the village chief, he undoubtedly had important and private matters to attend to.