Only God

"But..." said Salas Elder, a bitter taste suddenly appearing on his face, "suddenly, Prophetic God Kagawus stopped contacting us. And though we could still use our power of prophecy, for some reason, it became more blurred and obscure—as if it had weakened."

As Basel listened to Salas Elder’s story, his carving knife did not stop. He recorded the elder’s sadness on the plank of wood in his hands.

That night, Basel heard many things about the Three-eyed Ape People.

For instance, there are actually several tribes of the Three-eyed Ape People, each living in an oasis, and they communicate with each other, treating the tribe where Salas Elder lived as the most respected. Every year, they would offer a great amount of spices and coconut dates.

Another thing mentioned was that living in the desert with its arid climate and scarce large beasts, the primary diet of the Three-eyed Ape People consists of coconut dates and coconut date leaves, and they have written many poems praising the coconut date.

To the Three-eyed Ape People, these brown coconut dates were the source of life, the only source of sweetness in the barren desert. They became associated with the Prophetic God Kagawus, even using the coconut date tree to represent him.

All this and more, Basel meticulously recorded, filling three large wood planks. Once back in the Logos Kingdom, he would present them to King Dovlo.

The eastern sky gradually showed the white belly of dawn, the night like a thin veil slowly fading to reveal another part of the sky.

"My friend, you have heard much about our stories," said the downtrodden poet, turning to see the kind and wise expression in Salas Elder’s eyes, "In the future, will you share the stories of the Logos people with us?

As an elder, I am curious to hear about your views on life, poetry, and the Divine."

Life, poetry, the Divine.