24 The Second Day Part 5 (2/2)

sky to stay cloudy, the

one who caused the sun

to hide in shame said,

'What do you seek young

prince? Say it, and I will

give it to you on behalf of

your people.' The prince said,

'God, if you would let it be so,

give your servant wisdom, for

I must know how to govern my

people.' God said, 'Young prince,

you seek neither favor, nor wealth,

nor fame or health, and for that I

will give you all of these, including

the wisdom you seek.' What the prince

didn't know was this:

wisdom is a cursed blessing.

The young prince upon comprehending

the secrets of the world was

distraught; for he understood every

injustice of the world. He knew

every good thing, and yet evil

haunted his very being. He cried.

He cried, for he was not ready for

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such a burden. He was a steward

of great power, yet he knew not

what to do with his newfound

wisdom. He realized he could

not fix the world. Even with ten

lifetimes, he would not fix one

percent of the true problem

plaguing the world. He knew that

this world was cursed. He knew

that demons now camped around it.”

Silence.

Leo did not know how to process the story. He marveled at such a story. He had never heard of a God in this world. Tales traveled through the mountains of a mythical beings, but he had never heard the phenomena of neverending clouds explained in this way. In fact, he never questioned the existence of the clouds until this point in time. He wondered what a sun was and why it was the sun hid in shame.He had many questions. He apprehended only half the story he was told.

Raynark could tell Leo was confused, so he left the room. Raynark headed up the stairs. Leo followed after him. Raynark and Leo arrived at the door to Raynark's bedroom, and Raynark entered, then slammed the door shut.

Leo stood dazed. He stood there for a while, but he soon decided to ruffle his hair and go to bed. It was late, and he still had to process everything that happened to him during this day--the robotic children, the walk with Elizabeth, and his talk with Raynark.

The clouds rolled on into the night, and Leo slept. He forced himself to ignore the demons watching him. He turned off his extended perception, and fell fast asleep.