Chapter 104 Rose_3

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Winters had also met the great Shaman.

Perhaps the closer one gets, the more the aura of sanctity and majesty crumbles away.

Once the mystique was stripped away, amidst the complex adornments and ornaments, Winters saw that the shaman chieftain of the Hurd tribes was just a weathered old man.

Erhulan acted as an interpreter, and they conversed briefly.

"May fortune be with you, Hestas," the great Shaman said kindly to Winters.

"Have you seen Hestas?"

"I have and I haven't," the great Shaman replied, his words carrying hidden meaning, "Since the first note sung by the chanters, it has been the first time someone from outside the prairie has taken up the responsibility to communicate with the myriad of spirits. What about you? Can you see them?"

"I can't. Why would Hestas choose me?"