Reuniting the Universes(#wattys2015)

Final Mission!

After 3 days staying in the couple's cottage, Arthur continued on his journey. He wandered around the village to search for villagers in need. Suddenly, the chief of the village came approaching Arthur and asked, "Young one, how many tokens have you earned so far?" "Three, sir, but why did you ask that?" Replied Arthur, trying to be as polite as he could. The chief smiled and said," Very well, come to my house. I'll give you one final mission.". Arthur, in confusion, asked again, "But I only help people in need, sir.". The chief ignored him and kept on walking. Arthur got no choice but to follow him.

The house is the biggest amongst other cottages in the village. The chief let Arthur in to his room. There, he sat on the throne. Beside him are two guards, one on the left and one on the right. "Your final quest would be to paint me an interesting painting. It should relate to animals, it must be interesting and amusing. To summarize, entertain me with that painting of yours.". Arthur is in trouble, he didn't know what to paint. So he said, "Sir, please let me borrow ten minutes of your time to go out and find some inspiration." The chief smiled and nodded. So Arthur went out of the house to the garden.

There, he saw nothing, nothing inspirational. He beside a cat and think, and think, and think. Suddenly, a wonderful idea came to his mind. He ran back to the chief's room and started to paint. First is blue, then green, then comes gray. In 3 minutes, all done. He presented his drawing to the chief. In was a drawing of a gray-like not perfect semicircle in the middle of a field. The chief got confused and asked Arthur,"Young one, where is the animal I asked you to draw?" "Oh, sir, it is right in front of your eyes, that gray thing is a giant rock." Replied Arthur. "I understand the big rock, but where is the animal?" "It is right behind the rock sir, a cow grazing on the field." The chief got confused, he examined the drawing, then he smiled, he laughed, he laughed for a while. "Well done, you have amused me with your excellent mind. Here, take these two tokens, it's your reward." Arthur smiled and walked back, leaving Cyan Village.