A man no one could even reach to worship was cowering in fear because of a swan! Just what was Mr Feathers" ident.i.ty that allowed him to bash him like that?Priest Dharma kept his head low while Mr Feathers continued to sqawk angrily at him. The usually haughty Priest Dharma being on his knees was a difficult sight to witness. Visha couldn"t help feeling bad for him but decided not to intervene since she was completely unaware of the situation. Not to mention she was an outsider to the priesthood and its workings and had no right to object. All she could do was to continue to witness the bizzare scene.
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"What is wrong with this bird?" asked an enraged young man who had just appeared from behind the trees. Visha and the priests looked up to see Lakshya dropping the firewood he had collected and running towards Priest Dharma. Lakshya knew his leg was severely injured and bowing on the ground in that condition was just plain torture. His heart ached for him and he bent down to help Priest Dharma get up, Priest Dravya tried to stop him but he refused to see one of his teacher on the ground like that. The people he had seen as the peak of knowledge and power his entire life, the people he worshipped as idols, how could he see one of them bowed down like that. His heart had instantly dropped when he saw Priest Dharma on the ground. But to his surprise he was pushed away by Priest Dharma who stubbornly continued to bow. Lakshya was shocked beyond reason as he stared at Priest Dharma and then at the white swan, who now seemed more majestic than ever. The utmost respect Priest Dharma, a priest from the "Hall of Priests", showed to a swan was more than the priesthood had ever shown even to the High Priest. The amount of power and status it held must be immense. Lakshya now locked his gaze on the mysterious swan who somehow had the power to bring the priesthood on its knees.
Mr Feathers on the other hand, noticed the bandages on Priest Dharma"s leg and let out a sigh. Priest Dharma had endured the pain all this time and broke into cold sweat but hadn"t dared to move. The bird finally showed mercy as it sqawked something at him and then turned around. He stomped away, jumped into Visha"s arms and snuggled back into sleep. Everyone was left dumbstruck by the sudden mercy shown by the swan, including Priest Dharma himself. He let out a painful moan as his legs gave way and he fell flat on the ground. Priest Dravya rushed to help him and glanced at Lakshya, who was still too shocked to move. He slowly regained his senses and went to help the priests. Visha looked down at the snow white creature bundled up in her arms. Back then, by the lake, she had just seen it as a normal swan. Then she found out about its ability to pa.s.s through dimensions and now she saw a First Priest bowing to him, and even refer to himself as "servant" while the bird as "Your Eminence"!
The ident.i.ty it held kept on getting more and more mysterious, she thought. She looked at the unconscious Priest Dharma once to make sure he wasn"t seriously injured, before heading towards the trees. Nati followed behind her like an obediant guard. Visha stopped in her steps, after making sure she was quite a distance away from others, and turned back suddenly to face Nati. She had a serious expression as she looked Nati straight in the eyes and asked in a slow, deep voice.
"Nati, tell me the truth. You know about Mr Feathers" ident.i.ty, right?"
Nati was taken aback by the sudden interrogation but she had expected Visha to figure it out sooner or later. Nati nodded slightly and that made Visha relieved, Nati then began to explain.
"The swans do hold a special ident.i.ty in this place. No one in the entire Spirit Forest has the guts to go against them, especially those priests. They are nothing more than the servant"s quarter." Nati scoffed.
Servant"s quarter! Was the priesthood that they had deemed to be sitting on the top, really nothing more than that. Nati saw the confusion on her face and continued.
"That swan couple are the oldest and most powerful spirits of the Spirit Forest. They are like the King and Queen of this forest."
King and Queen! Visha could never have guessed their ident.i.ties. She took a second glance at the sleeping bird who looked nothing like royalty right now.