5 Nyakam (1/2)

Shortly after he fell asleep, the legend Nyakam decided to visit him in form of a dream... He was strolling in the woods of Kobuthi when he met an old woman with sunken eyes and cheeks. The wrinkles on her dark face showed how old she was.

Despite being that old, the woman looked like an indomitable warlord who could annihilated whoever tried to come at her with ill intentions. The aura of elegance that she conveyed could make any ordinary people venerate her.

”I don't think I know you?” The young boy asked with a frown on the face.. .

The woman could only suspire because she knew he was not ordinary. In normal occasions, the best a kid could do was to run away as far as it could not to block the path for the elderly. If the kid was confronted, it could humbly bow because it was a great taboo to disrespect an elder.

Being an ancestor who directly communicated with other ancestors where great seers, rainmakers, prophets, witchdoctors and even 'Were' himself, the woman knew very well that this young boy wasn't ordinary. He was a child ordained by Were to serve the tribe.

”I'm Nyakam.” She gave her name in the end.

”What! ” the boy was not expecting this and horror immediately struck him. He couldn't believe that the woman he met randomly could be the great Nyokam who was an idol to many from the Lu tribe.

”Forgive this young disrespectful fellow... do not punish me ancestor... ”

He only bowed a little to apologize. The woman was not at all offended by this, she was even pleased with his courage despite his tender age.

”Forget about the formalities grandson... ”

”Why have you decided to visit me, the lowly in the tribe?”

”It's something of great importance grandson... ”

”But why don't you discuss important things with the elders or the chiefs or the tribe head? I'm just a young kid enjoying his life... ”

”Because this matter concerns you. ”

”Me? And why at this time? Don't you know our tribe is in trouble.?”