Chapter 72: Frontiers
Talim's first days travelling were quite ordinary.
However, that was really something out of the ordinary.
The nightmares had disappeared. That made her think that those dreams had only happened to lead her out of the mill and in search of the source of that evil energy which once had possessed one of the tribe's children. That source, although she didn't know it, was Soul Edge.
She believed she didn't know where to go, but something inside her seemed to be showing her the way. The strangest thing was that she was sure that she was on the right way.
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She had been walking for days, maybe weeks, when she finally found something different in her journey.
There were some soldiers blocking the way, some of them on horses.
Their uniforms called her attention. It was the first time Talim saw people who didn't belong to her tribe personally, although she had done it in dreams.
She approached the guards, and then one of them left his position to talk to her.
- Who are you, little girl? – he asked, also looking in surprise at the girl's clothes.
- My name is Talim. Why? What is this?
- You're about to enter China. Emperor Ming ordered nobody can enter the country without identification.
- I did it. Can I pass?
The man doubted for a few seconds.
- Why are you coming to China?
- I'm not coming to…China. – answered Talim. – I just want to know the world.
- Where are you from?
- I don't know. Where I come from, lands don't have names. We consider the world as only one thing. We don't understand why we should put frontiers on it.
The soldier laughed, just as if she had just told a joke.
- It's okay. Pass.
- Thank you. – she said, annoyed by the man's reaction.
He made a signal to the other soldiers and Talim entered China, crossing the frontier, which didn't exist for her.