Years of Peace
The Never Ending Quest - Episode 116710
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For three days of celebration and debauchery, Belboz remained on the island to be worshiped. When he was about to depart, Hannah's family came forward timidly. "Tihena, sire," Lauam said, voice small, "we have not seen our little girl Hannah since you spoke with her shortly after your arrival. Please, could you tell us where she is?" Belboz nodded, and announced, "I sensed a great unrest within Hannah. In large part, it was rooted in fear of being taken from the island, and a deep-set feeling of not belonging. As you know, she spent the first nine years of her life in a land far from here, and that was the root of her discontent. I gave her the gift of unity with the island. If you travel to the pool at the center of your home, you will find her there--not in the form you have always known her in, but in a new, eternal one. There she shall stay for all her days, and there she shall remain long, long after you are all gone." They didn't quite understand what he was implying, but if it was done by Tihena, they must be grateful for it. They bowed down, trembling, and said, "We thank you for your intervention, mighty Tihena." "You're welcome. So, as I was saying, bye!" And Belboz vanished, never to return. To get answers, Hannah's family immediately trekked to the pool, where they found, jutting several feet above the water, a slab of stone with the effigy of Hannah carved into its sides. They were tearful at losing her, but also grateful that a god had elected to give her peace. In the form of stone, Hannah slept on. The pool, being the most sacred spot on the island, was hardly ever touched, and the stone was well preserved across many generations, Hannah's story passing from history into legend. In fact, the stone was not disrupted until after
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