The Dragon was looking at her disorientated, but Odai was very amused.

So... -- said Zoe -- I need you to ask yourself: what do you want?

The Princess thought for a moment.

In my mind it’s all clear... but I don’t know how to explain it.

Well, try to give form to your thoughts, order them. We’re in no hurry. Take your time.

The Princess was thinking. The Writer supposed that there were many thoughts running through her mind.

Lots of them -- said Zoe. -- So many that it’s hard for her to understand them. But there’s time, and I have all the answers.

I want to know what’s going to happen.

What’s going to happen? Alright, -- said Zoe, closing her eyes -- let’s see... What is going to happen?... Hmm... done, I can see it clearly. -- Zoe went into a sort of trance. -- It is going to rain tonight. There will be a waning moon and the sun will rise tomorrow. There are many things that will happen, Odai, but if I tell you all of them, we would never finish.

That’s not what I wanted to know.

Well that’s what you asked -- replied Zoe, coming out of her trance. -- “What’s going to happen?”

I meant to ask what’s going to happen with my life?

Ah! What’s going to happen with your life? It’ll end.

Am I going to die?

Yeah -- replied Zoe in a dry tone.

Why?

Because it’s The Law of Life. In fact, that is the number one law of life: we are all going to die.

I thought that you really had all the answers.

I do, -- replied Zoe -- but you don’t have the right questions.

I don’t get it.

The answers are right there. They are always right there; the problem is that we don’t know how to ask the right questions. If you ask me what is going to happen, I can answer you a million different things.

Okay... What’s going to happen to me?

You will grow a little older every day -- replied Zoe quickly.

Oh okay... I think I get it now... let me see... What is going to happen with Yeva?

Yeva? He’s a good man... he loves you, but you don’t need a sorceress to tell you that, right? What’s going to happen with Yeva? Well, he too will grow old and die.

The Princess stopped to think for a moment.

You’re worried about the future, right? -- asked Zoe.

Yes. I want to know what’s in store for me in the future.

Everything! -- said Zoe smiling.

Everything? What does everything mean?