Indivisible: Dhar Reincarnated

Chapter 2 -- Off to Port Maerifa!

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Breakfast was being prepared by the chefs and Zebei,"Kushi? Can you go get Dhar?" The archer requested. The girl nodded then left the kitchen. She walks through the quiet halls while greeting or saying morning to the monks that she went past. Once Kushi made it to the room, she knocked on the door and called out Dhar's name.

... A few seconds in and no response from the swordsman. "Dhar?" ... Nothing. With a sigh, she grabbed the doorknob, turned it, and opened the door as she peeks in. Oddly, she doesn't see the silver-haired man in dark, torn clothing. "Where did he go?" Kushi pondered. She walks off to go look for Dhar within the big monastery.
She asked a few monks if any of them had seen him. Luckily, one actually did,"I think I saw your friend head into the art room. He probably noticed Sangmu doing her usual sand mandalas." Kushi nodded,"Thank you, sir," She said and headed off to go to the room where Dhar is in.
At the art room, Dhar was sitting across from a girl with dark hair, donned in a colorful dress. She was holding two small objects; a metal rod that she gently rubbed against a cone-like item
(chak-pur), pouring out bits of sand so slowly to make intricate and beautiful patterns on the table. All the little details that Dhar saw left him amazed,
"A... Am I okay to talk or...?"
"You can," the girl replied in her soft-spoken voice.
The young man nodded,
"First of all, you got talent right there. Second, how long have you been doing this for?"
"A long while. Years," she simply stated until making the finishing touches on her mesmerizing sand mandala. There was a calming aura just by looking at the geometric shapes within the circle, it felt like he was looking through a kaleidoscope.

Sangmu straightens her back and waves her chak-pur like a wand. Dhar notices the sand mandala being destroyed, wooshed into motions of the wind. Then, they smoothly went into different bottles that are color coordinated. A quiet "woah" escapes from the man's mouth and looks at the girl,
"So you have that 'iddhi' thing too?"
"I do. I don't use it for combat like those warriors though... Not my cup of tea... I always like to make sand mandalas to show how special they are. Nothing interests me more than sand art. I thank the monastery for giving me a fascination with them. Lastly, I thank my mentor for teaching me this,"She explains, closing each bottle with a cork.
Dhar stood up from his seat and stretched with his arms up," Well... " He exhales, puts his arms down, and looks at the girl,
"Tell your mentor that both you and them are amazing people, got it?" He asks as he smiles. Sangmu nodded, smiling back.

The two left the room to go eat breakfast. However, before they could get to the dining room, they saw Kushi walk up to them,"Dhar, there you are!" She exclaims, her head shifts to the sandpainter,"Oh and good morning Sangmu."
Sangmu responds with a small wave while Dhar chuckles awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry, I wanted to look around the place before I could go eat."
"It's okay. You could've told me or Zebei about it earlier and we would be waiting at the table or so." Dhar nodded, sighing in relief.

The 3 head into the dining room, sit at the table that is filled with a platter full of food like veggies, oatmeal, and tea. After eating breakfast; Zebei, Kushi, and of course Dhar left the monastery for the start of their journey. The archer looks at the silver-haired man,"Dhar? In that memory or dream you had earlier, where were you in? Just so we can get a hint to start traveling"
"Yes, describe the place please."
Dhar tilted his head down, then lifted his fist up to his chin as he closed his eyes. What did the place look like again? Ah right. "The area I dreamed about... It consists of white buildings with light-blue accents, curvy gold roofs, and the place is very busy with markets. Oh and there's docks next to an ocean as on the other side is near a desert." He explains.
"Port Maerifa," Zebei and Kushi answers in unison.

"Alright then..." Dhar smiles and points to the sky,"We'll be going there!"He exclaims with pride.

Kushi whistles to call in her bird. A caw howls from a nest located on the top-side of the monastery. The 3 look to see Altun get off and fly down to them, landing softly to ground. He bows down, waiting for all of them to hop on.
"Wait, is there enough space for us to ride Altun?" Dhar scans the bird's body.
He has an average height for a human with a wingspan of 3.5 meters(A/N:I don't know if that's big enough for a giant bird). Kushi pats Altun's head as he nuzzles slowly,"Don't fret, Dhar. As long as we huddle close together, we'll be fine.Just as long you boys don't fall off," she snickers at the end. A gulp was heard from the young man's throat while Zebei rolled his eyes, then pats his shoulder.