Chapter 21

A few days passed. I began to adjust to my new life in this authentic parallel world where everything was odd and grand. Each morning Kesar would wake me up at early dawn so that I could start my load of intensive training as a soldier.

In the afternoon, I took general lessons with the other avatars. Sambo taught us everything there was under the sun. Sometimes, the Queens themselves would also give us lectures when they came to brief the soldiers.

For soft skills, we had mathematics, physics, geography, and philosophy with the Guru. The Hora gave astronomy lessons, but only Atith, Vorac, Tusita, and Tepi seemed to understand what he was talking about. Queen Indradevi taught us government, architecture, and war strategies while her sister taught us sutras and mantras.

Other times, the king would inspect the military base when he finished the state affairs. He and his wives would discuss the warfare with the avatars, the Guru, other ministers, and generals.