All Chapters of Mystery of the Olko beads: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Chapter 10 (Beware the betroth) All this passed while Mama Erusa blew her flute, eyes shut. The thumping of the little drum neither stopped. And when the forms faded and the smoke turned to nothing, she spoke… “Was that the king…?”“The king… yes. Those were memories kept by the winds of time.” She told them adding slowly.`‘The moment the priestess disappeared, the rumor reached the other tribes faster than we expected. This gave the Tzavoku and Jakewa new hope and a chance to rise again giving way to another phase of internal war. The Home seekers got time to rebuild their fortress Saloma awakening hope among the other tribes once again. Meanwhile Thalko and the elder discussed on how to save the king from his sickness. The king declined from public appearance and made it his habit to rule through his commander in chief Thalko.”All

Chapter 12 (Defiance.) Makita sat next to her mother and her other siblings on one side of the tent while other homesteads elder sat on stools on the opposite end. The burial would occur later in the day. The crying and the atmosphere made Tsote feel hollow and empty within. He walked back thought the people. He stood and thought. Today there was no training. She saw Sakitha N’meru and her father Renso heading out on wildebeests. They would send information to the brother Thalko about his sister’s death. They would ride out south for some distance before they released the Jodo bird. He saw them depart and sure that they could not see him, he slinked away slowly towards the River.  The birds were no longer singing… this was strange. In last night’s dream, he recalled the birds were not singing. Waa this linked to the death of the great storyteller. They did not cry again

Chapter 14 (The haunting.) With every wash, the fog cleared from before him. whatever this water was doing to his sight he had no idea but when he looked the earth flattened out and what lay before him resembled the top of a crater which edges were made of strange hanging rocks. The ground went into a curve from behind him. From the main stream’s opposite bank, the ground was dark and long. What caught his attention most was the red tree that stood at the center of the hill rising high into the clouds. It’s Branches spread out wide. And the top of the hill looked wider than the hill appears from below. The ground was covered with thousands of red leaves.There was no tree larger than this anywhere in the world below. The tree’s bark was white and the type he knew no other below this hill. Whatever tree it was, it drew his attention and immediately he started across. The moment he stepped

Chapter 16 (Mama) The woman sniffs him again and quickly turns away.“Tsote…” the woman takes his face into one of her hands and studies him in the eyes. She drew back in an instant as though she just saw something in him. “Yes. Please don’t hurt me…” Tsote pleads this time.“I won’t if you aren’t a liar…” The woman told him.“I’m not lying Mama Naruba…” Came Tsote when the roots slid from his lips. All the same, he was straining in pain. And before even the woman could add a thing, he concluded.“Wha-!” The woman asked in total surprise. She couldn’t believe the little thief new her name. How do you know I am the one…?”“I overheard the king call you by the name…”“How long have you been sneaking around out there&hel

Chapter 18 (The Truth.) Naruba explained what she did to save Mama Erusa from her Kurota. No other Shorango could have this for Mama Erusa because Olkai couldn’t have accepted it either. She broke rules until she helped her build a shelter out in the depths of the woods where she always paid her a visit.“But you could have come for me…! I have always lived in Marakusha no very far away from the banks of River Ulewo.” Tsote said.“Many years ago, the fog hovered over all the dry lands and Untu’s knowledge of all things was paramount. After the loss of the balance, the spread of the Untu’s breath…, the fog was limited and so was the influence and knowledge of the Olko beads.” Naruba explained.“So you mean to say, you could not find me…?” Tsote asked.“Exactly as I already told you… not until Mama Erusa found yo