Hundred ground battles (3)

Tie Nse’s gloomy mood carried till morning. He did not sleep all night. He entered a deep contemplation but his mind was too troubled, as his master’s face crossed his mind repeated, recalling him from his deep state every now and then. It was a torturous night. He walked out the next day to meet the trio eating breakfast.

“Are you mortals?!” he scolded and they paused and stared at the shock on his face. Nti Anem looked at him from the rims of his bowl with unreadable eyes and then beckoned to him to come closer.

“Join us, we still have time.” he said.

“What time? Others have probably long left to the Alignment plate.” Tie Nse scolded them.

“Light realm table, alignment plate, it is a meal in the making, these names.” Ku Jian commented.