Alashan (The Reason Behind The Truth)

             The boy walked to Mahu Gron. With the determination in his eyes, he sought to solve the mystery behind the identity of the witch that isolated herself in the forest. "Father, who's the witch at the forest? Is it dangerous to go there? Because Jake, Karen & I are eager to know is the rumor true about her", "Actually Kyle, i really don't know, i, myself have never been there to see her in person, why don't you check it out? The storm has passed us, so we're getting out later". Kyle was anxious to investigate, thus he insisted both Karen & Jake to come along. Both of them we're helpless, they agreed to go, but their thoughts were elsewhere, trying to solve another problem of their own. Kyle leaded the way, through the bushes & swamps, they moved with haste, trying to get a safe place before nightfall & set up camp. "When we get there, what should we do? Should we just help ourselves in or just peep from the outside?", "Kyle, it's best that we present ourselves & greet her, maybe she's not that bad", with that, Jake agreed with Karen & the trio took their meal, bit by bit they chewed the meat with salad dressings & rice given by the villages, gaining enough energy for the trip up the mountain where the witch resided.

  
           After preparing the torch & supplies, they moved deeper into the forest, following an old pathway, which leaded them to an old house with tree branches covered the clay roof & a field that really need trimming. At first, they we're having second thoughts about coming, but Jake went to the doorsteps & knocked twice using a steel like carvings of an eagle located at the center. Then, the door opened to an old woman with a worn out dress, but she wear a scarf around her head, which was out of the ordinary. "Come in, children. I've been expecting company for a long time.They walked in with the cracking sounds of the floor following their every steps, which they're greeted with some drinks & food which she took from the forest. "So, what brings you three to my home?", "Well, actually we're just exploring the forest & found your shack, so we thought we could rest a while before continuing our journey" explained Kyle with a plan in mind.


                "Well, you all are welcome, please make yourselves at home, if you're interested in stories, i have some of my own", the trio just smiled & nodded. She told them about the story of a boy & a girl who wandered in the forest & found a waterfall, the boy confessed his feelings to her, she accepted & they lived there for a while. Then, one day she found a book at a nearby town, she fell in love with it. But her husband was angry because she was giving that book more attention than him. She said "Even when you're king of the world, you can't stop me from reading". So, he left her there alone, spreading rumors about her as a witch, going places with a mission to be the king of the world, to evidently show that she's wrong. At that moment, the three explorers were confident that she was telling a story about herself. "May i see that book?" asked Jake.........