Guardians of The Forest: Rough Prologue

Prologue

“But there is only so much the Book can tell you,” perceived Sage from the Teacher. She was bewildered at its statement. “B-but I thought--” stammered Sage. “I thought that the Book had all of the information and knowledge that anyone could ever need! It is honest and good and you even said before that it taught you, Teacher!” The Teacher said, “Yes. You are correct that it is honest and good and that it even taught me. But its pages change depending on who reads it. And you were also incorrect when you said that it has all of the information and knowledge that anyone could ever need. Yes, the Book contains all of the spells ever imagined. And it can even tell you your destiny. But it lacks two very important things.” Sage’s eyes grew wider every word that the Teacher spoke. She was determined to be a good listener and to show the Teacher that she was ready for the challenge that faced her.

“One important thing that the Book lacks is experience; There are some things that cannot be taught to you in a book nor by another being. You must experience such things by yourself.” “What are such things?” whispered Sage, awestruck. Always when talking with the Teacher, Sage was amazed by Its awesome might and wisdom. “Adventure, fear, courage, friendship. But most importantly, love.” Sage pondered on that for a moment. The Teacher didn’t seem like It had anything else to say about experience, Sage asked, “What other very important thing does the Book lack?” The Teacher responded, “When I was a pupil, and my teacher was the Writer, I asked many questions about the book. Just like you,” It chuckled. “One question I asked when the Writer was still writing the Book was if everything in the Book was to be true. The Writer told me that for every pupil who was ever to set eyes on the Book, it would purposefully leave out one important detail in their story.” Sensing Sage’s next question, the Teacher said, “The Writer did this so that each student would understand the importance of experience, forcing them to gain wisdom from experience.”

“How will I know what’s missing in the Book in my story?” asked Sage. “You will not  know until the event that has the missing, or perhaps false, information in it occurs.” Sage thought for a while. Then she said, “That’s scary. What if it’s a really important event? You know you can trust the Book on almost everything in your life, but there is one faulty or missing detail that could be really crucial. Since you don’t know what part of your life will be missing or wrong, you will trust everything in the Book; You will have a false sense of security! Then when you experience the event that was said inaccurately in the Book, it could be all over for you!”

“I fear that may happen to you, Sage. And I have good reason to.”