II
More time has
passed since Chibwire and Mwaza separated.
Hills after hills, savannas after savannas, Mwaza
leads his clan, searching for the right homeland. The shepherds and their
families faithfully wait to see the sign from the ancestors.
They come across various animals. Gorillas,
elephants, giraffes and buffalos abound in the area. None of them interferes
with the convoy.
They see many birds but they silently keep
walking, sometimes feeling discouraged and doubtful but never admitting it. Did
the ancestors send the wrong message? Did Mwaza misunderstand the sign?
Chibwire might have been right to stay back and settle when he still had the
strength to do so after all.
Then early one morning, a very uncommon bird
appeared. It posed itself on Mwaza’s hand. Mwaza observed the bird for a while.
“Is that him?” asks his very close servant,
looking just as surprised as Mwaza.
After carefully examining the bird’s
features, Mwaza gives a hint of a smile.
“Yes, it is him. He resembles exactly the bird
in the oracle. The beak, the colors of his feathers all coincide.”
“We are home!” yells Mwaza.
Wives, children, members of the clan and
servants gathered around Mwaza in disbelief.
Joy and relief replaced the sorrow, the
exhaustion, the almost lost hope of their prolonged pilgrimage.
But their newly felt happiness was not going
to last a long time.
Before they even start to unload their cows
and settle in their new paradise, Mwaza and his family feel an uncomfortable
presence slowly surrounding them.
They were not the only people there.
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