19 The Boon

The village Head came running and saw the blooming tree and the lush green roots hanging down from the tree and became shocked. He then ordered Sarnai to hold and walk me to his hut and rest to go to work.

Sarnai lifted me up and we slowly shambled to his hut. Once we reached it he asked me to lay down and started applying his gift on me. I saw my tiredness receding a bit and relaxed. He then said " Gan, go to sleep now we will talk after you take rest".

I followed his advice and lay down my head. When I woke up again I noticed that it has already become evening. The head noticing me waking up sat near me to talk.

"Gan, the first time finding and using the gift will be draining for everybody. You will gradually get used to using your gift."

"Ok Chief"

"I must say I am suprised by the gift you have got, We have never had gifts that work directly on the Ilphyr trees. And your gift help us grow Lhasa, Nectr and Phir in a single day instead of a month. The Light has really Blessed us this time. "

On hearing his words I became a little shocked, on the time difference.

" Jarkal has helped plucked the fruits from the tree you used your gift on. All the fruits are ripe and there is no damage on any of them. If your gift does the same thing during Yosdu then I will be overjoyed."

"I would have considered a gift with all this as the already the best the village have got, but yours went one step further and killed the zukr as well. I must say I am truly happy and satisfied today. " he said emotionally.

"I have kept all the Lhasa, Nectr and Phir from the tree you grew in the pot over there. You can take it all yourself. The orchard is a village property and from tomorrow onwards you can share half of the fruits for the village and keep the rest for bartering. If the tree you applied your gift still normally bears fruit after a month then we will reduce the amount you have to share by half again. I hope you are satisfied by this. "

I nooded happily and quickly woke up to take the pot with almost 50 Lhasa, 5 Nectr and Phir. On seeing all the fruits I couldn't help grin on seeing the difference between the five Lhasa I got yesterday.