Part 46

A long time ago, well before this morning, Soldier Gani had deemed it appropriate to take an hour off duty calls to see the Sage. He had to hurry to return within the time the guards were scheduled to change, to ensure a quick return to his duty post. It was not as if he knew the Sage in person. But he was well aware the importance of this man. Earlier on; a few months earlier he and the other soldiers had encountered a mob that had gone on riot and had threatened to disrupt the construction of crude oil pipelines. Going to the Sage to discuss the mood of the youths in the villages was part of a broader strategy to curb the insecurity in the surrounding villages.