The chief was still looking at me uncertainly, seemingly calculating or reflecting on something, and then he decided to speak.
“Young Alex, you seem like a good child… so I will give you an opportunity.”
When he said that, I immediately looked at him, seeing a soft smile on his face.
“It’s true that the old site of this tribe was destroyed, and I also have no idea exactly how, but some members survived, one of them being my late wife…”
I saw that as he spoke, he looked up at the ceiling with reminiscence, probably recalling his past…
I didn’t speak; he had lost someone dear to him, and it was important for him to take his time to speak or not.
A few minutes later, he seemed to realize he had been submerged in past memories, and he woke up and smiled at me with an apologetic smile, to which I responded with a smile, telling him to relax.
“Well, I didn’t have exact information from my wife, but she gave me this…”