After returning to the mansion, Casas instructed Noen not to let a word of this slip, otherwise Noen's father wouldn't let him off the hook.
"I understand, young master," Noen responded.
After stepping into the temple, Noen had fulfilled a long-held wish; he had finally seen the Divine Statue of Kagawus in that magnificent temple, the great God spoken of by the priests, so grand and solemn.
But the fulfillment of one wish meant the planting of another in the soil of his heart, taking root and sprouting.
One night, Noen dreamed of that mural.
In the dream, Noen saw himself standing before the altar, gazing for a long time at the mural. He reached out and touched the figure of the Prophet on it, whose image blended into the brilliance coming from the mountains, appearing mysterious and supremely sacred.