Contents (43)
- Rain Born
- Rain Born
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Chapter 27
- Chapter 28
- Chapter 29
- Chapter 30
- Chapter 31
- Chapter 32
- Chapter 33
- Chapter 34
- Chapter 35
- Chapter 36
- Chapter 37
- Chapter 38
The other three pages are written by Lady Parsana. They seem to have been part of her Narratives, titled in the same way. But apparently, they have been omitted in all the copies made from Parsana Narratives. The title ‘Saviour’s Prophecies’ takes him by surprise. All these years living on the Saviour Ship, having read and heard all the Saviour Narratives many times, he had never heard the Saviour giving prophecies! His Marvels about finding the islands is still wondrous to all, but prophecies? He hurriedly reads through the lines, to find Parsana’s exile cause. But Parsana has given an account of his time alone with the Saviour. The dialogue is intimate as if two friends are conversing. She asks him why they are not allowed to kill the giant fish. Tirad is surprised to read such a trivial question that the Saviour had answered to many times before, the same answer: that men will come back after death in the form of men or large fish. Hadn’t this answer convinced Parsana? Why had she asked him the same question again? Perhaps such over questionings had been the cause of her exile.
Parsana quotes the Saviour’s answer: “Within two to three eras, there will no longer be a difference between us and the fish. We shall all become one; our women shall the nurse the infant fish and the female fish shall breastfeed our babies under the water.” Parsana has asked for more explanation. But the Saviour has said: “My explanation is not understandable to you. These words are for our descendants who shall one day face this phenomenon.” She has asked about the preventive actions and the Saviour has once again referred her to his Rules, saying that such Rules are to be obeyed by all who live on the sea. This questions and answers go on for three pages.
Tirad distances himself from the table. Straightens his back and wipes his eyes with the back of his hands, unawares of the dust that has resided on them. His eyes soar as the dust gets into them and he can hardly keep his eyes open. He knows that Hurmaz had put these papers between the book pages on purpose. He knew Tirad would open ‘Brothers Karamazov’. He must have wanted Tirad to find them; no one else would open this book. He still doesn’t understand what this so-called prophecy has to do with Parsana’s exile and with the case of the dead pregnant women. But if they weren’t relevant, Hurmaz wouldn’t have put them for Tirad to find. Or maybe there was no intention behind this; it was all an irrelevant coincidence. Why did he not give them to Tirad that same day when he gave the reports of the dead pregnant women? Tirad puts the four pages in the blue covered book and closes it. His eyes are soaring and tears keep coming out of them. He is careful not to wipe the tears with his hands; he has to wash them first.