The Great Goddess Tree Tale

XV - To the Continent

Winter has come. It started with cold winds coming from the sea. Days were shorter. The lower incidence of solar light made the hearts more closed.

A week had passed since the encounter with the Goddesses and Mat still perplex with the last past events. All that crude and harsh reality even intoxicated him. Yes, that might be the word. He was intoxicated with the unlikely nature of the Isle. He felt like had eaten something that not get down well. He indeed looked like being nauseous when he remembered the Goddesses assault.

The Might lush sexual ecstasy, the Dionysus and nymph's craziness, passed the day after the attack. When he woke up the next day, he had the sensation of drinking a whole bottle of Rum by himself.

That was why the manservant became so incredulous when Mat asked him to take and bring him from work during a week. Mat could not cross alone that road, at least for a while.

He said to the manservant and Kalima that he was not feeling well to drive and needed someone to lead the wagon for him. Later he thought that the Tree shouldn't be there, it did not repeat the places, after all, he thought.

On the other day, Mat went to Hospital and Johann Marcein was in his desk.

"Good morning, lad. How have you been? Well, I hope... I see that you fit well here working on our Hospital. I'm glad about it, you know? It's always nice to have newbies from the Continent here."

"Yes, Mr. Marcein. I'm enjoying working here."

"Great! Mat, see, I was hoping you could help me... We have been having some trouble with some laboratories and offices that provide us with stuff... The request is increasing a lot and the delays in supply are constantly happening. I had the news of new medicaments and new laboratories set on Capital. We need to meet them immediately. I would probably go by myself, but I can't at the moment, you know? I need urgently someone to go instead of me... Can you do that? Can you go to the Capital and do that market research? Don't worry, it won't take more than a few weeks."

Mat couldn't receive better news on that day. A paid trip to Capital might be the best detoxifying for his crisis.

"Yes, Mr. Marcein! I think I can! I must see my uncle and aunt and I think that is a good opportunity to that. I guess I'll take Kalima with me."

At night, as soon as arrived, he smiled and kissed Kalima:

"We will go to the Continent. We will go to the Capital! I was designed for a task... Soon we have to depart. Let's go!

"To the Capital? What are you talking about? And your work in the Hospital?

"Mr. Marcein personally assigned me to a visit to the Continent to search for new medicines and laboratories. I'll take long to analyze them. I want to see my uncle and auntie. Do not want to see your parents? How long do you don't go to the Continent?

"Yes, I haven't been there for a while... But how can I leave the Inn?"

"Talk with your servants... I think they can handle it on their own... Come on, Kalima, we need to go to the Continent. Please, let's go!

And so, it was defined. In two days, they left to the Continent.

The train trip that crossed the mountains was very pleasurable. Different than when he was going, now Mat was accompanied by Kalima.

The beautiful brunette that he rediscovered on that charmed Isle.

He went back to the Capital, the civilized world, with a relief in your chest.