The Baale was practically insane. How could the goddess of their land have also deserted them at this time. She wasnt responding to being invoked by Faronbi... just as the dilemma was thought to have reached the peak, Some men rushed into the baale's court.
They had found the body of a damsel. But one thing worried them so much... there was no scream.
Whose daughter was this? Where did she come from. Baba Lakoku was the man to turn to. He could consult previous Baba Lakokus to get long lost knowledge. In a few hours when he was back, the body had aged beyond recognition... but the men that stayed with it had seen it when it aged past the face they knew... Asake... She was dead.
Why was Asake dead? Baba Lakoku had the answers. Asake was a native of the village who had a thing for swimming. One day in her youth she swam in the forbidden river. The Iyeri Ireti river and met with Iyeri's daughter... Osa'n Ireti.
She loved the human race and followed Asake back to the land.
Asake was cursed by Iyeri to not die till she had found her daughter.
Who was Iyeri's daughter? Why was Asake dead?
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Ariwo
Historical FictionThe sunsets with a loud shout and the death of a damsel each day. The chief priest dies. what next for this small village?
