What Prophet Sees ~ by SaralynArati

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9 years ago

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"No, I don't believe she is wounded, for the creature they describe seems hale enough, but they say she is a raging fury who drives everyone off the islet violently," reports Ji's father the Prophet. "So far no one else has been injured either," he quickly reassures his son, "so there's no cause for detention or trials. Still, it would be better if you took her away and helped restore Ifrit to herself as soon as possible, for a number of reasons, and before the situation has time to escalate."

9 years ago

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"And my peaceful reflections lead me to two conclusions," he continues after a considerable pause. "One is that you would have seen her had she left Pavilion Island, so logically she is still there. The other is that you are not telling me everything." "A beautiful bird-woman does not simply fall from the clouds every day, my son, and people were curious. Some even managed, more or less by luck, to find the islet. The rumors they spread are... not good." "Is she hurt?" Ji asks fearfully.

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The son would have jumped up, elated, had not his father laid a peremptory hand on his shoulder. "Are you sure that you can find it with your mind in this tumult?" the Prophet inquires. "The path that the islet floats is so erratic that, in truth, few other people wanted to bother with it," he elucidates for his human guests. "It requires peace and patience in order even to locate where Pavilion Island will be at any given point in time." "Since calm is needed, I will become calm," says Ji.

9 years ago

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"Do you know where she is, Father?" Ji asks intently. "Yes, I do," is his answer. "Or let us say rather that I know where one aspect of this Ifrit of yours was several days ago when a blue heron plunged from the sky, exhausted from her flight, and transformed into a djinn female. I have had no vision of her since then. Pavilion Island, as you know, is protected from even our prying eyes," he finished, smiling. "It is a small islet belonging to my family," Ji explains, "set aside for lovers.

9 years ago