16 Black and White Stones (1/2)

The next morning, Madam Lin felt refreshed after she woke up from the previous night.

As she gracefully sat down on a bamboo woven chair in the chambers of the lounge area. The light beaming through the ricepaper gave off a heavenly white light that gently doused the chamber with a weak yet bright glow.

Madam Lin was dressed in all white robes with dark purple embroidered thread that was woven into beautiful intricate flowers near the cuffs of her sleeves and her neckline. Her long cascading black hair fell gently over shoulders, with a small portion of it held up by a silver hairpin with plain design. It was the hairpin that felt slightly out of place with her outfit.

Her eyes were lazily looking down at the go board which was laid out before her. Her hand holding both the black and white go pieces in her hands.

Placing them down upon the board, they made the distinctive sound of stone meeting wood that echoed in the quiet room.

It seemed that this game was nothing more than a one-sided game. It was the placer of the black and white stones who decided the ultimate outcome of the battle.

Her eyes were blank as she placed the stones down one after the other.

Suddenly, there came a knock on the door.

It was the powerful sound of the knock, which helped madam Lin return to reality. She looked down at the go board to see that she had been playing a one-sided game.

”Come in.” She said, a little flustered.

The door slowly opened without so much as the slightest creak, revealing a stout old man with silver white hair, dressed in smooth gray robes that did not have the slightest decoration stitched upon it. There was the slight fragrance of fermented berries and plum, as the man entered.